Another Boko Haram commander was killed along with 27 other terrorists by troops from Operation Hadin Kai Air Task Force ATF, in Borno state.
Alhaji Modu, popularly known as Bem Bem, and 27 of his gang members were killed in a military airstrike around the Mandara Mountains in the state’s Gwoza Local Government Area.
While confirming the report, military sources said the operation was being coordinated based on credible intelligence reports that revealed that Islamic State fighters in the province of West Africa (ISWAP) had gathered in the area in large numbers to attack some areas. launch a new attack.
According to reports, Alhaji Modu was the mastermind behind the displacement of the city of Bama in 2014, which killed hundreds of innocent civilians before declaring it a Boko Haram Caliphate.
The leader of the now-deceased terrorists was reportedly overseen by Ali Ngoshe, a top Boko Haram leader, and they wintered together in the caves in Mandara Mountain from where they coordinate attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of Niger.