ISWAP founder’s son, Mahmud, surrenders to NSCDC in Borno

ISWAP founder’s son, Mahmud, surrenders to NSCDC in Borno

Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, the eldest son of Mamman Nur, founder of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), surrendered to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Sunday.

Intelligence sources informed Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, that Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy’s identity was confirmed after undergoing profiling at the NSCDC Command Headquarters in Maiduguri.

The sources revealed that the command facilitated his surrender through his uncle in Gamborun Ngala after receiving information about his willingness to formally surrender to the Nigerian government.

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A reliable agent was dispatched to escort him to Maiduguri, where they arrived on May 11 at approximately 1 p.m.

Mahmud was later debriefed and profiled by a command intelligence officer, who revealed that he sneaked out of the Ali Ngulde camp in Mandara Mountain, Gwoza LGA, into Maiduguri and stayed for about a month in Gwange before relocating to Gamboru Ngala with no alarms or distress signals from communities.

Many of his late father’s supporters tried to persuade him to return to the Lake Chad area and pledge loyalty to ISWAP, but he refused because of the execution of his father.

He also admitted to taking part in attacks in Bama, Banki, Gwoza, and other locations as a middle-ranking Boko Haram warrior.

Mahmud was handed over to Bulunkutu rehabilitation facility for further documentation and custody.

ISWAP founder’s son, Mahmud, surrenders to NSCDC in Borno