The Nigerian military has reportedly killed a notorious Boko Haram Commander, Abou Hurairah during a series of bombardments of their hideout in the Marte local government area of Borno State. Hurairah, who was eliminated alongside some other Boko Haram commanders, was eliminated after evading several onslaughts of the Nigerian military. They were reportedly neutralised during an aggressive bombardment operation by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Hadin Kai, using two alpha jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), PRNigeria reports.
The Air Task Force component of Nigerian military operation, Hadin Kai, has killed dozens of suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) fighters in their enclaves in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Air force conducted the operations between Christmas Eve and Tuesday, which neutralised an unspecified number of insurgents in Sheutari and Mantari in Lawanti/Mallam Mastari/ Abbaram Ward of Bama council. It was gathered that these two communities, Sheutari and Mantari, are currently under the deadly group as part of Sambisa forests.
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