The Yobe State Government said that repentant Boko Haram insurgents are assisting in counterinsurgency operations in the state.
Governor Mai Mala Buni’s Special Adviser on Security, Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (retd.), said this while briefing newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday.
Some residents had raised concerns over the involvement of repentant insurgents in security operations in Geidam town.
In response to this, Abdulsalam said, “There is no government that will take any decision that is to the detriment of its people. The government is committed to ending insurgency so that we can have peace.
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“We have these repentant insurgents called ‘Hybrid Force’ that have been assisting security agencies in conducting operations in Damaturu, Goniri and Buni Yadi.
“First, they assist with information about insurgents, through their sources that are still with Boko Haram and ISWAP.
“Secondly, they assist with information about Boko Haram and ISWAP collaborators and suppliers,” he said.
The special adviser added, “In Geidam, there are people engaging in business activities on behalf of Boko Haram. There are those that supply food, fuel and other essentials to the insurgents.
“The hybrid forces had identified persons having links with Boko Haram leadership and their supply chain. As a result of this, 12 people have been arrested, interrogated in Geidam and transferred to Damaturu.”
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