ISWAP top Commander, Musa Mani
By: Zagazola Makama
Another Top Commander of the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), Musa Mani 43 years-old has surrendered to the troops of Multi National Joint Task Force(MNJTF), following intensified Joint Operations in the fringes of the Lake Chad.
An Intelligence Source told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad that Mani, who was from Diffa in Niger Republic, surrendered to troops of Task Force in Damasak and Malam Fatori.
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The sources said that Mani, a Commander of Hisbah Militant (civil police) was in charge of supervising activities of the insurgents with a view to ensuring right conduct. He also controls logistics supplies, tax and levies being paid by fishermen and farmers in the Lake Chad.
“The suspect confessed that the ongoing offensive by troops of Operation Hadin Kai and Operation Lake Sani made him to escape and surrender. The suspects told troops that dozens of fighters had died while many have escaped due to the fear of being killed.
“However, Preliminary investigation revealed that he is a high profile member of the terrorists group. The suspect is currently undergoing profiling in military custody”.
Credit: Zagazola Makama
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