Since June, more than eight thousand militants from the terrorist group of “Boko Haram” prohibited in Russia, associated with the “Islamic state” (IG, prohibited in Russia, a terrorist organization), and their families surrendered to the authorities in Nigeria. This is reported by Sahara Reporters.
The commander of the seventh division of the National Army Abdulwahab Eyito said that most militants were in shelters in the sambis forest massif in the state of Born. “One of the reasons for the mass transfer of militants is the increased firepower of government units operating in the north-east of the country,” he stressed.
In June, it became aware of the death of the Relika Haram, Abubakar Sheku. The source stated that the leader of the group died on May 18, ending with him when the militants pursued him after the fight. According to some reports, after the death of Sheku, terrorists began to give way to clashes with the powers of the authorities.
Boko Haram group appeared in 2002, her leader was Mohammed Yusuf. From 2009, he was in the post changed Shekau. In 2015, the militants disagree with its methods of the militants from “Boko Haram” and swore at the loyalty of the IG, becoming his regional “branch”. It is believed that members of the organization are responsible for most of the mass abductions of children from schools that regularly occur in Nigeria.