Maiduguri—Joint Task Force, JTF, in Maiduguri, Borno State capital,
yesterday, said it killed a Boko Haram Commander for the North-East and
North-West of Maiduguri and his lieutenants, who allegedly killed
General Mamman Shuwa three weeks ago.
The name of the Commander was given as Ibn Saleh Ibrahim.
A statement by JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, said troops from
the JTF, 333 Air Defence Regiment, the Department of State Security,
SSS, with the
support of a helicopter, conducted major offensive
operations against some suspected terrorists in Nganaram, Bulabulin and
Bayan Quarters in Maiduguri metropolis.
Sagir, however, said the operation was still ongoing at press time,
pointing out that the late Ibn Saleh was confirmed to be responsible for
the recent killing of the Nigerian Civil War hero, Gen. Mamman Shuwa
through the orders of the sect’s leader Abubakar Shekau.
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