Bashir Bulabuduwaye, a Boko Haram leader described as the sect’s chief executioner, has surrendered to Nigerian troops at Banki in Bama Local Government Area, Borno State.
According to Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert in Lake Chad, Bulabuduwaye, who is accused of killing all abducted persons condemned by the group, surrendered with his family.
Makama stated in a series of tweets yesterday that Bulabuduwaye, his wives, and children surrendered to Operation Hadin Kai troops last Monday.
According to Makama’s sources, Bulabuduwaye executed all condemned persons under the late Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.
He said: “The sources said that the former terror kingpin had appeared in many grisly footages showing fighters aligned with the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, cutting the throats of prisoners and shooting captives after accusing them of being infidels.
“The sources said Bulabuduwaye and his team of executors had murdered at least 1,000 persons that were captured and sentenced to death.
“Bulabuduwaye was among the Commanders who fled the last year’s invasion of the terror group’s stronghold in the Sambisa forest area by a column of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, in May 2021 which resulted in the death of Abubakar Shekau.
“He broke away after refusing to pledge his allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS), to form a camp in Kote village in the axis of Banki, where he was hiding with other fighters.
