The Nigerian navy eradicated high leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and scores of fighters in Borno in a significant offensive.
Two commanders Amir Abu-Rabi and Mohamer Likita, and dozens of their bodyguards and fighters, have been killed.
Whereas Abu-Rabi coordinated tax assortment on behalf of the ISWAP within the Lake Chad axis, Likita was amongst controllers coordinating assaults on navy formations.
The aerial assault that took them out focused at three main ISWAP hideouts at Kusuma, Sigir in Ngala and Arijallamari in Abadam Native Authorities Areas.
The airstrikes have been coorrdinated by the Air Activity Power of the counter-terrorism operation, Operation Lafiya Dole.
The raids, along side the Artillery Fireplace Items of Sector 3, Multinational Joint Activity Power (MNJTF), was performed one week after the Nigerian Air Power Alpha jet went lacking.
A navy intelligence officer instructed PRNigeria that Kusuma is a coordinating base of the ISWAP leaders, Sigir and Arijallamari have been coaching camps for terrorists.
“The attacked areas, particularly Kusuma and Sigir have been infamous havens utilized by ISWAP for coordinating and coaching fighters on preemptive assaults on navy positions and civilian areas.
“Current assaults at Damasak, Malam Fatori, Monguno, Dikwa and Marte axis have been coordinated from the areas. The bombardments have pushed the surviving and wounded terrorists to Jibularam and Sabon Tumbu riverbank areas.”
In one other operation, Nigerian troops and Civilian JTF operatives ambushed terrorists on the Gubio-Magumeri axis.
They set a entice at Kareram village after intelligence of insurgents advancing from Malam Yaumari Village for an assault.
A few of the terrorists have been killed, others escaped with accidents. Gadgets recovered included subtle weapons and bikes.
