Four alleged terrorists surrendered to the Armed Forces of Defense and Security, in the district of Macomia, Cabo Delgado, announced official source, quoted by DW.

The men were among a group of 21 people rescued in the bush during clearing work in Macomia during the "most recent operations of the Armed Defense and Security Forces of Mozambique," Omar Saranga, coordinator of the Northern Operational Theater, told state media.

According to the source quoted by the MMO portal "four young men who were in this group volunteered and said that they were actually part of the ranks of the terrorists."

The source says that the group also indicated a hiding place where they kept four weapons and their ammunition, noting that government forces continue to persuade the men to "give all possible information.

For the coordinator of the Northern Operational Theater, the attitude of the four men shows that the calls made by the authorities for those who are part of rebel groups to surrender to the Defense and Security Forces are "having an effect.