UKHRUL/DIMAPUR: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak and Muivah (NSCN-IM) has accepted the return of Deputy Longvibu (Army Chief) – Maj. Gen. Yekuto Kappo, a former cadre of the Unification (RM Lotha & Kitovi Zhimomi) group, to the organisation’s mainstream and appointed him as an Executive Member of its Steering Committee.
According to reliable sources, the Chairman of the NSCN/GPRN accepted Yekuto Kappo’s return on October 21, 2026, along with some of his cadres who reportedly returned with arms. Yekuto Kappo is said to have acknowledged his past errors and voluntarily returned to the mainstream.
Sources further said that Deputy Army Chief, Yekuto Kappo had held the rank of Maj. Gen. in the military establishment of his former organisation. The NSCN/GPRN has recognised his former rank and revived his Army number, MN-22230, which he held before his desertion.
Following the acceptance of his services, Yekuto Kappo has been retired from military service and transferred to the civil administration, in view of his placement in the organisation’s civil set-up. He now has been inducted as an Executive Member of the Steering Committee (EMSC) with effect from October 21, 2026, sources added.
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