A senior finance commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army alongside his two sons and an AK-47 rifle, in what military authorities described as another significant breakthrough in the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign in the North-East.
The Army revealed that the high-ranking ISWAP operative was among 46 terrorists and their family members who voluntarily laid down their arms following sustained military offensives against insurgent strongholds.
According to military authorities, the surrender is part of the continued success of coordinated land and air operations that have weakened the operational capabilities of terrorist groups across Borno State and adjoining areas. 
The surrendered individuals reportedly included fighters, women and children, with the senior ISWAP finance chief arriving with his two sons and a serviceable AK-47 rifle.
Military sources said preliminary intelligence indicates that persistent offensives, destruction of terrorist logistics bases, and mounting pressure from troops have continued to force insurgents to abandon their camps and surrender.
The Nigerian Army reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining ongoing operations aimed at dismantling terrorist networks, restoring peace to affected communities, and encouraging more insurgents willing to renounce violence to surrender through established deradicalisation and rehabilitation programmes.
Security analysts have described the latest surrender as another indication that sustained military pressure is disrupting the command structure and financial operations of terrorist organisations operating in the North-East.
