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Military Airstrikes Kill 3 ISWAP Commandants-Report
Amir Bashir, known as Iblis (devil), was said to be a snipper and one of the commanders killed in the raid.
A publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed that Bashir was ISWAP’s marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment.
Muhammed Balge, a chief prosecutor of ISWAP, and Mallam Chiroma, his second in command were the other two commanders said to have been killed in the raid.
The strikes were said to have been coordinated by the air task force (ATF) component of operation Hadin Kai.
The strikes, conducted on Wednesday, were said to have targeted the terrorists hideouts in Rino, Jibularam and Kangarwa in Marte and Kukawa LGA of Borno state.
Sources quoted by Zagazola Makama, said “the first damaging air interdiction targeted a hideout of the terrorists and a training camp in Rinu, killing unspecified number of the fighters.”
Following further credible and actionable intelligence obtained by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, the troops neutralized many terrorists moving in two vehicles in the axis of Kangarwa in Kukawa LGA,” one of the sources was quoted.
“On receipt of the distress call, NAF aircraft immediately scrambled to the location where they intercepted and neutralised several terrorists.
“Troops deployment around the area revealed that the terrorists suffered heavy casualties from the airstrikes”, the report stated.
