ISWAP Commander, Abu Maryam killed in Borno

ISWAP Commander, Abu Maryam killed in Borno

By: Our Reporter

A top ISWAP Commander, Modu Kime, also known as Abou Maryam, and his fighters were reportedly neutralized in airstrikes coordinated along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State, northeast Nigeria during a fight with troops of Operation Hadin Kai.

Military sources revealed that the top ISWAP Commanding Officer met his waterloo near the river banks of Bisko and Tumbum Tawaye in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state.

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According to our source, the operation was conducted after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, revealed the location of the terror Kingpin while coordinating attacks against the Nigerian troops.

“The ground assessment from the spots of the air interdiction indicated that scores of the terrorists and the commander were killed in the process.

“Abou Maryam, with a mobile phone number +22788036182 had been on the radar of Intelligence services for months

“For some times now, we have 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 troops and soft-targets mostly around Damasak, Nganzai and Gajiram and sometimes on the outskirts of Maiduguri.

“The victory achieved by the military in eliminating this terror commander is a big feet of achievement. Others like him are on the rader and we shall soon get them.” He said’

ISWAP Commander, Abu Maryam killed in Borno