Two insurgents belonging to the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction have voluntarily surrendered before security forces and the police in Tirap district. The insurgents, identified as self-styled lieutenant Longmo Konyak and self-styled sergeant Maj Naikai Wangsu, laid down their arms during an operation launched by the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles. The operation was conducted based on specific intelligence about the presence of insurgents in the general area of Kheti.
The surrendered insurgents have been identified as Longmo Konyak, a 32-year-old resident of Phomching in Nagaland’s Mon district, and Maj Naikai Wangsu, a 23-year-old resident of Chanu village in Longding district. During the surrender, two pistols with magazines, eight live rounds, two mobile phones with SIM cards, and one Aadhaar card were recovered from the insurgents. The surrendered militants, along with the recovered items, were handed over to the Khonsa police for completion of legal formalities and further processing under the government’s rehabilitation policy for surrendered insurgents.
The Assam Rifles has reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining peace, security, and normalcy in the region while encouraging more misguided youths to embrace the path of peace, development, and nation-building.
