Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, the 22-year-old son of Mamman Nur, the founder of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), has surrendered to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Maiduguri.
According to intelligence sources, Mahmud surrendered on Sunday, May 12, and was confirmed to be the senior son of the late ISWAP founder after undergoing profiling at the Command Headquarters of NSCDC in Maiduguri.
Men of the command facilitated his surrender through his uncle in Gamborun Ngala, and he was debriefed and profiled by an intelligence officer, confessing to having participated in attacks in Bama, Banki, Gwoza, and other places as a middle-rank fighter under the Boko Haram group.
Mahmud was handed over to the Bulunkutu rehabilitation facility for further documentation and custody.
His father, Mamman Nur, was a top commander of the Boko Haram group and later became the spiritual leader of ISWAP after a split in the group. He was eliminated in a mutiny on August 21, 2018.
