Abou Maryam, a commander of Islamic State of West Africa, ISWAP also known as Modu Kime, has been killed in a coordinated air strikes by the the Nigerian military along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State.
The ISWAP commander was killed alongside some fighters of the terrorist group in a bombing at the river banks of Bisko and Tumbum Tawaye in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno, according to News sources.
According to report, the operation was conducted after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, revealed the location of Abou Maryam who has been under the searchlight of the military.
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The ground assessment from the spots of the air interdiction indicated that scores of the terrorists and the commander were killed in the process.
PRNigeria quoted an intelligence source as confirming Abou Maryam, with a mobile phone number +22788036182 had been on the radar of security operatives for sometimes now.
‘For some times we had been intercepting his communication and his coordination of attacks by his terror group, mostly in Borno State
‘He had operated around the axis of Tumbum Tawaye, Bisko, Garere, Arkumma and Dumbawa, Zari and Gundumbali LGA.
‘Abou Maryam coordinated attacks on military troops and soft-targets mostly around Damasak, Nganzai and Gajiram and sometimes on outskirts of Maiduguri.”
The official said his communication about ISWAP attacks and activities were intercepted at different times.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
