No fewer than 13 ‘repentant’ members of Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JASDJ), popularly known as Boko Haram have escaped with sophisticated weapons and motorcycles provided to them by the Borno State Government, PREMIUM TIMES reports.
The newspaper reported that the ‘escaped’ repentant terrorists were being trained and equipped by the Borno Government for them to join the Nigerian military in the fight against insurgents in the state.
The newspaper said the ‘repentant’ terrorists are provided with sophisticated rifles, motorcycles, and ammunition for joint counterinsurgency operations.
However, the weapons are always recovered from them after every operation.
However, recent findings by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that 13 of them attached to the military in Mafa escaped from their camp between the September 1 and 2, 2024.
The newspaper quoted Malik Samuel, a researcher with a deep understanding of jihadi groups in northeastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region.
The source added that one of the escapees called Abdullahi Ishaq, a special adviser to the government on security matters, threatening to wreak more havoc in the state.
After their escape, the jubilant terrorists released a video brandishing the rifles.
