The military has neutralised a top commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province and several other terrorists in sustained operations across the North-East.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Sani Uba.
According to the statement, troops of the Joint Task Force North East, under Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), confirmed through intelligence that a top ISWAP commander identified as Julaibib was killed during an encounter around Kimba in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State on January 30.