Group exposes cracks in B’Haram camp over defections
Troops of the Nigerien Armed Forces, in their fight against cross-border banditry, have arrested a notorious Nigerian bandit kingpin known as Kachallah Mai Daji, near the border town of Illela, Niger.
This was revealed on Monday in a tweet by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama.
Also, the Truth Alliance, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) dedicated to exposing Boko Haram propaganda, has revealed a fracture within the terrorist group’s ranks due to increasing defections.
Daji, according to Makama, has left a trail of terror and devastation across the North East over the past decade.
“He has killed dozens of people, burnt down villages, kidnapped hundreds and imposed levies on villages for almost 10 years,” Makama said in his tweet.
The bandit leader was said to be particularly active in the Illela region, terrorising villages such as Tozai, Sabon Garin Darna, Darna Tsolawo, Tudun Gudali, Basanta, Ɗan Kadu, Takalmawa, Gidan Hamma, Ambarura, Gidan Bulutu and many others in the surrounding areas.
He was captured by Nigerien forces as he attempted to rustle livestock across the Nigeria-Niger border.
The report added: “He was apprehended by Nigerien forces when he tried to rustle livestock through the country border.”
AHMED Mustapha, representing The Truth Alliance, unveiled the crack as part of its ‘Time to Tell the Truth’ campaign, entitled ‘Cracks in the Caliphate: Exposing Weakening Resolve and Escalating Desertions among Insurgent Groups’.
The group highlighted the surge in surrenders and defections from Boko Haram as indicative of loss of control and declining morale among its members.
It further stated that, in recent weeks, significant revelations brought to light the internal conflicts and growing disenchantment within Boko Haram, as evidenced by the surrender of six of its chiefs to the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Basin.
