A prominent radical preacher and leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid[1]Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (JAS), Boko Haram terrorists group,
Alhaji Ari-Difinoma, has surrendered to the Nigerian Army. It was gathered that Ari[1]Difinoma, surrendered to the troops 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama, Operation Hadin Kai, on Monday May 16, 2022. Ari-Difinoma,
was forced out of his hideout following sustained bombardment by troops of Operation Hadin Kai. Other factors included the intensified infighting between the Boko Haram and its rival faction, the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP).
ISWAP had launched a surprised attack against the Boko Haram at Ukuba, a camp that had been repeatedly destroyed by the Nigerian troops but reoccupied by the terrorists, forcing the Boko Haram to fled.