One hundred and four members of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, and their families have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army.

According to the Nigerian Army, the former ISWAP fighters surrendered their weapons to troops of the Task Force Brigade in Damboa town of Borno State.

Director of Defence Media Operations at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, confirmed this, saying troops in the North East have continued to gain successes over the activities of ISWAP fighters.

A breakdown of the figure shows that 22 of those received by the soldiers are men, 27 of them are women and the remaining 55 are children.

Although he did not give details about the latest development, the military spokesman said troops in the North East have continued to gain successes over the activities of ISWAP fighters in the region.

This followed the week-long sustained aerial attacks by military fighter aircraft, including a Super Tucano of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) that raided ISWAP camps in the area.

The latest feat comes barely two months after 192 people surrendered to troops fighting ISWAP and Boko Haram fighters in the North East.

Onyeuko had during a briefing held in Abuja last December said the surrender of the persons to troops, comprising 51 adult males, 67 adult females, and 74 children, was part of the successes recorded by the military between November 25 and December 9, 2021.

They were said to have surrendered in at Rann/Rumirgo villages and Biu in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa, as well as Bama, Mafa, and Dikwa Local Government Areas of Borno State.