Jambross, Ibrahim: Wanted Terrorist Leaders Surrender to Nigerian Military, Details Emerge

Jambross, Ibrahim: Wanted Terrorist Leaders Surrender to Nigerian Military, Details Emerge

  • Notorious terrorist leaders, including Yellow Jambros and Alhaji Mallam, have surrendered to Nigerian troops amid a wave of successful military operations
  • The Defence Headquarters made this announcement on Friday and noted that troops also neutralized arrested 61 oil thieves, and rescued 129 hostages
  • Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, confirmed the development and shared further details

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said notorious terrorists’ leaders on its wanted list, Yellow Jambros, Alhaji Mallam, Ardo Idi (Alhaji Lawal), Lawal Kwalba, Salkado, Yellow Ibrahim, Gana’e and Babangida, among others, have surrendered to troops during the week.

Wanted terrorist leaders, Jambross, Ibrahim surrender to troops
Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, confirmed the development on Friday. Photo credit: Defence Headquarters Nigeria
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Terrorist leaders surrender to troops

Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, in a statement on Friday, November 29, said others were similarly indicating interests to surrender.

Maj.-Gen. Buba also disclosed that troops neutralised 135 terrorists, arrested 185 others and rescued 129 hostages during the week.

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According to Buba, the surrendering of the terrorists followed troops’ onslaught against them in recent weeks.

Speaking further, Buba added that following the terrorists’ leadership overtures, a non-kinetic collaborative effort with stakeholders was deployed to encourage the surrendering process.

He also stated that 61 suspected oil thieves were also arrested by the troops with the recovery of stolen crude worth N889,233,020.00.

“Accordingly, several terrorist leaders, commanders and combatants have so far surrendered with more indicating interest to surrender.
“Notable terrorist that have surrendered include Yellow Jambros, Alhaji Mallam, Ardo Idi (Alhaji Lawal), Lawal Kwalba, Salkado, Yellow Ibrahim, Gana’e and Babangida among others,” he said.
“We remain in a winning position in the war and will continue to find innovative solutions to tackle the nation’s security challenges,” he said.

Leadership confirmed the development in its publication on Friday.

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Troops air strikes kill ‘70 ISWAP fighters’ in Borno

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that over 70 Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters at the Kwallaram camp had been killed in Lake Chad.

The terrorists were killed during an air strike attack on a camp led by notorious ISWAP commander Usman Russia in southern Lake Chad.

The airstrike is described as one of the most successful strikes undertaken by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.