Six suspected Boko Haram members and their family members have surrendered to troops of Operation HADIN KAI

 Six suspected Boko Haram members and their family members have surrendered to troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State following sustained military pressure on terrorist enclaves in the Mandara Mountains.

 

Captain Mohammed Goni, Acting Military Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

The  group comprised Hamman Zaha, 65, and his wife, Falmatu Yahaya, 55, who disclosed during preliminary interrogation that they had escaped from the Guduf-Bubayagwa terrorist enclave in the Mandara Mountains.

 

According to the sources, troops recovered N943,000 from the couple at the point of surrender.

 

In a related development, another group of four surrendered about 45 minutes later to troops of C Company, 192 Battalion (Motorised) in Gwoza.

 

The group consisted of Ali Garba, 31; Ismail Yakubu, 27; Aisha Musa, 60; and Amina Garba, 50, who told investigators they had fled the Chikide terrorist enclave, also located in the Manda ra Mountains