Nigerian Army Kills ISWAP Commander, Fighters In Counter Insurgency Operation

In the course of its counter-insurgency operations, the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, revealed that its fighters have killed the key commanders of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP).
The troops in a massive and simultaneous airstrike in Borno State, the troubled North-East zone of Nigeria, killed Abu Imraana, the ISWAP Naval Commander, and other key fighters of the Insurgents group.

The army disclosed this in an operational update issued through its Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, (CDMO), Major General John Enenche, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
He said the air offensives were conducted by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, which took another major scalp off the ISWAP elements operating in the Island settlements of the Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno State.

Enenche in the update disclosed that “this occurred yesterday, 24 August 2020, in massive simultaneous air strikes executed under the subsidiary Operation HAIL STORM at Kirta Wulgo and Sabon Tumbun, 2 settlements on the fringes of the Lake, where several key ISWAP leaders and scores of their fighters were killed.

“The missions were conducted on the heels of credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating that some ISWAP leaders and fighters had relocated to Sabon Tumbun due to the impact of the recent airstrikes at the nearby Island settlement of Tumbuma Baba.
“Similarly, up to 15 high ranking ISWAP Commanders along with scores of their fighters were harbored at Kirta Wulgo, which serves as Administrative Headquarters and training camp for ISWAP.
“Accordingly, the Air Task Force dispatched an enhanced force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the 2 locations scoring devastating hits leading to the elimination of several of the terrorists.
“Prominent terrorists’ leaders, including Abu Imraana, ISWAP Naval Commander, as well as Mallam Ibrahim and Mallam Abba, are believed to be among the many ISWAP casualties.”