Troops kill ISWAP commander Malam Jidda, other terrorists in North East

By Ayorinde Oluokun\Abuja

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed a top terrorists’ commander identified as Ameer Malam Jidda in a simultaneous air and ground attacks on Boko Haram/ISWAP strongholds in the North East early Monday morning.

Ameer Malam Jidda who is alleged to be the Ameer (leader) of the terrorists in Ngorgore and Malumti Villages was among the ‘significant casualties’ of terrorists and their leaders recorded in the raid by the troops, Zagazola Makama a security expert reported.

He was killed in a special operation conducted at Ngazalgana village, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe where troops also recovered weapons, including AK-47 rifles, magazines and a motorcycle used by the terrorists for mobility.

According to the report, in another operation, on the Timbuktu Triangle axis, troops engaged ISWAP elements in a swift and decisive encounter that led to the death of many of the terrorists and recovery of weapons from them.

“Some of the terrorists were neutralised, while troops recovered additional AK-47 rifles and various categories of ordnance,” one of the sources said.

Also, in Abadam axis of northern Borno, troops conducting exploitation following a recent encounter in Mallamfatori continued to recover more bodies of terrorists and an assortment of abandoned weapons.

“The terrorists fled in disarray, leaving behind weapons of different calibres after the ferocious counterattack by the gallant troops,” the Makama quoted a source as saying

The operations are part of coordinated efforts by the Nigerian military to degrade terrorist enclaves and restore stability to affected communities across the North East.