Maiduguri, Borno state – The defence headquarters (DHQ) on Friday, September 6, disclosed that its troops killed an ISWAP spiritual leader, identified as Goni Sanda, and several other terrorists in Borno state. Major-General Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, made this known in an update on the recent operations of the armed forces in Abuja.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
ISWAP, a Boko Haram splinter, has links with the deadly international terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The Nigerian military also revealed that its personnel eliminated 152 terrorists, and apprehended 109 others, while 91 kidnapped hostages were rescued in the past week across the country.
In the northeast geopolitical zone specifically, Buba stated that the troops of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ neutralised 63 terrorists, apprehended 38 suspects, and rescued 35 kidnappers’ hostages. The security agents also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, according to Buba.
According to a 2019 report by Crisis Group, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), ISWAP tactics contributed to a notable drop in civilian casualties in the northeast and a rise in military deaths between 2018 and 2019.
He was reportedly killed in the Fan community, Fan District area of the Ladi LGA.
