Troops kill ISWAP top commanders in Borno

Troops under the Joint Task Force North-East Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised another ISWAP commander, identified as Malam Jidda, in Borno State and recovered arms in multiple operations.

Zagazola Makama, a security analyst, disclosed this on his verified X account, noting that it followed the intensification of ongoing counterterrorism offensives across the North-East by the troops.

Makama gathered that the troops, in a special operation conducted at Ngazalgana village in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, made contact with terrorists and neutralised Malam Jidda, who was identified as the Ameer (leader) of Ngorgore and Malumti villages.


Items recovered in the aftermath of the encounter included AK-47 rifles, magazines, and a motorcycle used by the terrorists for mobility.

“In another operation on the Timbuktu Triangle axis, a snap ambush team deployed by troops engaged Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements in a swift and decisive encounter.

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

Similarly, in Abadam, Borno State, troops conducting exploitation following a recent encounter in Mallamfatori continued to recover more bodies of terrorists as well as abandoned weapons.

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