Jutha Gupah, Maiduguri January 13, 2020
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Air Task Force; have killed four commanders of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Lake Chad Basin. Among the neutralised commanders, include Amir Khalifa Umar in the Tunbum Sabon military operations at weekend. MNJTF Spokesman, Col. Timothy Antigha yesterday (Monday) stated in Maiduguri that; Umar is the third ranking commander of ISWAP. According to him; “Umar was a high-value target; considering that he was also Chief Judge of Islamic state. “In a separate air interdiction conducted in Kwalaram, three other commanders of ISWAP were also neutralised,” adding that more details of battle damage assessment be provided to journalists. He said that several terrorists and their commanders; were also killed in an Air Task Force interdiction of ISWAP at Tumbun Madayi training camp. He said that before the aerial bombardments of camps, terrorists were training to launch attacks on troops’ locations in Lake Chad region.
