Military troops of the Operation Hadin Kai Air Task Force ATF, have killed a top Boko Haram commander alongside 27 other terrorists in Borno State.
The terrorists were killed during a military airstrike around Mandara mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of the State.
A military sources, who confirmed the raid disclosed that the operation was coordinated following credible intelligence reports which revealed that the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters had converged in large numbers in the area in readiness to launch fresh attack in some areas.
According to reports, the terrorist commander, identified as Alhaji Modu, was believed to have masterminded the displacement of Bama town in 2014, killing hundreds of innocent citizens before declaring it a Boko Haram caliphate.
The now deceased terrorists’ leader, according to reports, was under the supervision of Ali Ngoshe, a top Boko Haram leader and together they hibernate inside the caves in Mandara mountain from where they coordinate attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Niger Republic.
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