Nigerian Army Neutralise Boko Haram Commander, Abu Illiya Along With 32 Fighters

Nigerian Troops of Operation Hadin Kai together with members of the civilian joint task force have reportedly killed a top Boko Haram commander, Abu Illiya alongside his 32 fighters.

The Nigerian solders recorded this operational success during an intelligence-led aggressive fighting patrol in some identified Boko Haram enclaves in Kayamari, Habasha and Yuwe villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, who confirmed this to the press, stated that multiple intelligence sources indicated that the troops’ superior firepower forced the surviving terrorists to flee in disarray thereby abandoning their property and weapons.

The troops also recovered and destroyed 50 bicycles from the terrorists’ hideouts.

The Nigerian Voice recalls that the newly appointed Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali shortly after taking over the command pledged to sustain efforts towards ending the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.