Several of Boko Haram and its rival terrorists group ISWAP terrorists have been reportedly killed in airstrikes by troops of Air Component operation Hadin Kai, in Sambisa Forest axis of Bama Local Government Area. Sources said the terrorists were eliminated in air strikes carried out in the night of June 21, 2023 in Amchille in Geizuwa. Counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama confirmed the strikes noting that the air component carried out the strikes following credible intelligence of terrorists planning to launch attack. “The jets successfully struck…
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Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Dies As ISWAP Fighters Take Over Sambisa
Boko Haram factional leader who has evaded the Nigerian military for years, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself during a violent clash between his faction and the Islamic State West African Province fighters who overran the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Multiple military sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that Shekau blew up himself with an explosive when it was clear that the ISWAP fighters wanted him to relinquish power to them, after all his commanders were captured and killed in the forest. It was learnt that the incident took place on Wednesday…