Woman, Two Children Escape Terrorist Camp, Surrender To Nigerian Army In Borno

A 45-year-old woman, identified as Mrs Yaganama Abdul, and her two children have escaped from a terrorist enclave in Borno State and surrendered to Nigerian Army troops.

Abdul reportedly fled the Burari terrorist enclave in Mafa Local Government Area alongside her children, nine-year-old Yafatai Abdul and four-year-old Guja Abdul.

The family reportedly surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army’s 112 Task Force Battalion at about 4:00 p.m. on August 28, 2026, following reported clashes between rival terrorist factions operating in the area.

According to information made available by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, preliminary questioning indicated that the family fled the enclave amid the reported violence between the opposing groups.

The woman and her children were subsequently profiled and documented by the troops as part of ongoing security and intelligence procedures.

The development could provide security agencies with useful information about activities within the terrorist enclave, including the circumstances surrounding the reported confrontation between rival factions.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has continued its operations against criminal and terrorist groups across the country.

According to military authorities, troops recently rescued 21 kidnapped victims, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), from the Egume-Ochaja forest in Kogi State.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed that the rescued victims comprised eight males and 13 females.

Onoja said the military would sustain its efforts to rescue other abducted residents while strengthening cooperation with security agencies and state authorities through intelligence sharing and coordinated operations.

The military has continued to urge members of the public to provide credible information that could assist security agencies in identifying criminal hideouts and rescuing victims of abduction.