In a statement made available by the Director of Public Relations to the Army, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, he said the terrorists willingly deserted their hideout and surrendered themselves to the Army on Monday.
He said among them was a high-profile terrorist, Konto Fanami, the Ameer of Kafa Hideout of the Boko Haram terrorists group that operates along Ajigin-Talala-Mungusum axis.
Usman also revealed that during preliminary interrogation, they confirmed that they abandoned the terrorism because of unceasing hardship and realizing that they was misled by their terrorist group leader.
According to him, the former terrorist stated that they were also wrongly misinformed and brainwashed about Islam and the Nigerian military and the society generally.
The Army Director of Public Relations said the remorseful surrender terrorists regretted their involvement in terrorism and marveled at the courtesies and humane treatment accorded them by the military on surrendering.
