The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Tucano fighter jets have killed two Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders on the shores of Lake Chad in Borno State.
Zagazola Makama, a Counter-insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, who disclosed this, on Sunday, said the commanders, Malam Bello and Amir Musa Modu, were neutralised along with scores of terrorists on June 16, 2023, on the Riverbanks of Jibularam and Sabon Tumbum in Marte Local Council.
He said the coordinated joint military airstrikes was conducted after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, identified the locations of the terror kingpins and their fighters.
The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, coordinated the NAF intensive effort alongside with ground troops in continuation of Operation Warun III.
A military source in Maiduguri, said a ground assessment from the spots of the air interdiction showed that scores of the terrorists and the two commanders were killed in the process.
According to the source, other surviving terrorists and Mujahideens fled with sustained wounds towards the Tudun Wulgo/Ngilewa axis in the border areas with Cameroon.
