No fewer than 25 members of Islamic State West Africa Province ISWAP and Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, a faction of Boko Haram, have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army, in Bama, Borno State.

A military source told The Nation that troops also arrested 17 criminal suspects, and recovered assorted weapons and equipment in recent coordinated operations across the country.

The source said, “On 11 August 2025, troops of 202 Battalion in Bama Local Government, Borno State, received 25 ISWAP/JAS family members, comprising 12 adult females and 13 children, who surrendered from Zalmari, Gazuwa, and Alafa villages.

“The surrendered persons are undergoing further profiling by 21 Special Armoured Brigade.

According to the source, on the same day, troops of 233 Battalion in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force conducted an ambush along Sassawa–Kaburu in Damaturu Local Government of Yobe State, where they killed one terrorist and recovered an AK-47 rifle.

The source revealed that troops of 1 Brigade Combat Team 5 in Zamfara State, repelled a planned terrorist attack on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Galadi in Shinkafi Local Government Area, neutralizing one terrorist and seizing a mobile phone.

According to the military source, on 12 August, while acting on intelligence from a rescued kidnap victim, troops stormed Gremasa Mountain in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State, arresting eight suspected kidnappers.

The source said the Nigerian Army troops also recorded a significant feat by troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE Sector 3 Forward Operating Base Wukari, Taraba State, which apprehended two suspected kidnap collaborators.

This. Was in addition to the arrest of five pipeline vandals by troops of Sector 4 Operation SAFE HAVEN in Plateau State.

“On 13 August, troops of 34 Artillery Brigade launched an offensive against an IPOB/ESN camp at Ndeji Community, a border area between Anambra, Abia, and Imo States.

“One criminal was neutralized, and troops recovered a pistol with ammunition, cartridges, radios, IED components, mobile phones, and other items. Two planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were safely destroyed by the Improvised Explosive Ordinance (EOD) team,” the source said. (The Nation)