Muhammed Malik, a top commander of the Islamic State of the
West African Province (ISWAP), has been killed by troops of the air task force
in the Lake Chad region.
According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the
Lake Chad region, Malik died on November 29 from the fatal injuries he
sustained during the attack.
Nigerian troops were said to have launched a coordinated
intelligence-led aerial and ground operation and targeted the jihadist group’s
location in the Sabon Tumbun area of Lake Chad on November 24.
This attack was also said to have led to the killing of
scores of fighters.
Malik is said to have been a member of the Shura Council in
Marte before he went for a course in computer engineering and improvised
explosive device (IED) making, sponsored by ISIS in Somalia.
On his return, he reportedly established IED training units
where fighters were trained in deploying explosives during attacks.
In the last few months, the Nigerian military has been
recording a series of successes in the fight against insurgency in the Lake
Chad region and other northern states.
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