The wife and son of a senior ISWAP commander who recently surrendered to the military have also turned themselves in to troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Borno State.

This was disclosed in a statement posted by security expert, Zagazola Makama, on X.

Zagazola stated that Aisha Musa, 27, surrendered alongside her 11-year-old son to troops of the 3 Battalion (Main) through Kusuma Village at about 3:42 p.m. on July 29.

According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that her husband, described as a high-profile ISWAP member who served as the group’s chief finance officer in the Jubillaram enclave, had instructed her to leave the enclave with their son if he successfully escaped.

Recall that the husband had earlier surrendered to troops on July 25, 2026, prompting the woman and her child to follow his directive and seek refuge with the military.

The security expert noted that both individuals were searched and screened in accordance with established procedures for persons leaving insurgent-controlled areas.

“They have since been placed in the custody of the 24 Task Force Brigade for onward movement to the Headquarters of the 7 Division for further profiling and administrative processing.

“The latest surrender is seen as part of the growing number of defections and family members leaving insurgent enclaves as sustained military pressure under Operation HADIN KAI continues to degrade Boko Haram and ISWAP strongholds across the North-East.

“The general security situation across the theatre remains relatively calm but unpredictable, while troops continue offensive operations against terrorist elements with high morale and operational readiness,” he said.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has secured the conviction and sentence of two Chinese Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, before Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for conspiracy and the illegal mining of solid minerals.

The defendants were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy and the unlawful possession of mineral resources intended for export without lawful authority.

The defendants pleaded guilty when the charges were read to them.

Following their guilty pleas,  prosecution counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa called the investigating officer, Matthew Orogwu, who reviewed the facts of the case and tendered documentary evidence before the court.

After presenting the evidence, Kofarnaisa urged the court to convict and sentence the defendants in line with the charges.

In his judgment, Justice Aluko found both defendants guilty on all five counts and sentenced each of them to five years’ imprisonment on each count, with an option of a N50 million fine covering all five counts.

The court also ordered the forfeiture of the recovered mineral resources to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Six suspected kidnappers are in police net for allegedly being responsible for series of abductions in Kubwa and Bwari areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as parts of Niger State.
The Niger State Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, explained that the operatives arrested the suspects at Kpakungu, a suburb of Minna, the Niger State capital.

Briefing newsmen on Friday, the commissioner said, “The suspects confessed during interrogation to kidnapping residents in Bwari, Kubwa and parts of Niger State.”

He explained that details would be released in due course following the conclusion of ongoing investigations.