Mallam Ari, Commander in charge Kirta Wulgo in Borno State, and mercenaries fabricating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) for ISWAP have been killed in the attack.
A Super Tucano airstrike of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operation under Operation Hadin Kai eliminated an Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) leader and foot soldiers, including foreign fighters.
A military officer told PRNigeria that the location was targeted after intelligence revealed scores of insurgents converging at Northeast Kirta Wulgo.
The military officer said: “Some were seen with weapons around a make-shift structure, a likely indication that the structure might have had a high calibre terrorist target.
“The structures were burnt and destroyed at the fringes. Several ISWAP fighters were neutralized including Mallam Ari, the Fiya of Kirta Wulgo.
The Fiya title is held by the second in the hierarchy of the terrorists’ military structure.
NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed that the bombardment was successful.
