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Son Of ISWAP Founder Surrenders: NSCDC Takes Custody In Maiduguri

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6 months ago

May 14, 2024.

Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, eldest son of ISWAP founder Mamman Nur, surrenders to NSCDC in Maiduguri
Zagazola Makama facilitates Mahmud’s surrender through his uncle in Gamborun Ngala
Mahmud confesses to participating in Boko Haram assaults and is transferred to Bulunkutu Rehabilitation Centre, ISWAP history detailed, NSCDC investigates ISWAP leader’s son

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the eldest son of Mamman Nur, the founder of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, has turrendered to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Maiduguri.

Mahmud, aged 22, turned himself in on Sunday, May 12, and was confirmed to be the senior son of the late ISWAP founder after undergoing profiling at the NSCDC Command Headquarters in Maiduguri.

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Zagazola Makama, a counterterrorism and insurgency expert in the Lake Chad Basin, cited intelligence sources revealing that the command facilitated Mahmud’s surrender through his uncle in Gamborun Ngala.

This followed information indicating his willingness to formally surrender to the Nigerian government. A reliable agent was dispatched to bring Mahmud to Maiduguri, and they arrived on May 11, around 1 pm. Subsequently, Mahmud underwent debriefing and profiling by an intelligence officer of the NSCDC command.

During the process, he confessed to sneaking out of the Ali Ngulde camp in Mandara Mountain, Gwoza LGA, and staying in Gwange, the city capital, for about a month before relocating to Gamboru Ngala without raising any alarm or distress signs from the communities.

While residing in Gamboru Ngala, some of his late father’s supporters urged him to return to the Lake Chad region to pledge loyalty to ISWAP, but he declined, pointing out his father’s betrayal and tragic fate.

He admitted to participating in assaults in Bama, Banki, Gwoza, and various other locations as a mid-level combatant within the Boko Haram organization.

Mahmud was transferred to the Bulunkutu Rehabilitation Centre for additional processing and supervision.

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In 2013, the top leaders of the Boko Haram group, which was founded by Muhammad Yusuf, were forced to leave Maiduguri due to the intensified campaign against them by the Joint Security Forces.

Reports revealed that the commanders included Mamman Nur, Khalid Albarnawi, Abubakar Shekau, Kaka Ali, Mustapha Chad, Abu Maryam, and Abu Krimima.

After some time, they regrouped in the Sambisa forest and continued their violent campaign by launching coordinated attacks on towns and villages. This led to the group becoming an organized terror organization.

In March 2015, Boko Haram pledged its allegiance to the ISIS Caliphate under Abubakar Al-Baghdadi. ISIS accepted this pledge and appointed Abubakar Shekau as the first Wali of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP).

However, Shekau was later removed by ISIS due to a petition filed against his leadership by Mamman Nur and Abu Mussab Albarawi, who were members of the Shura Consultative Council. Shekau was accused of ideological extremism, extrajudicial killings, injustice, poor leadership skills, and the targeting of women and children.

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This internal crisis resulted in the separation of the Boko Haram group and ISWAP. The latter moved to the Lake Chad region of Marte and Abadam to establish their own caliphate, with Mamman Nur as their new spiritual leader.