FG CONFIRMS KILLING OF NEW ISWAP LEADER MALLAM BAKO

The Federal Government has announced the killing of Malam Bako, a leader of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP).

Bako succeeded Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, the late leader and son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf.

National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno addressed State House correspondents on Thursday.

Monguno said; “The fact again is that the armed forces, the land forces have done an excellent job because in the span of one month we have been able to take out the leadership of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) – that is Abu Musab Al-Barnawi.

 “Two days ago, the man who succeeded him, one Malam Bako, one of the prominent leaders of the Shura Council of the Islamic State of West African Province, was also taken out.”

Recall that on October 14, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor h confirmed the death of Abu Musab.

 Irabor said, “I can authoritatively confirm to you that Abu Musab is dead. He is dead and remains dead.’’

The NSA also claimed that the terrorist group was “contending with a leadership crisis.”

Monguno said; “You know these things are also accompanied with inherent issues of trust, conflicts, mutual suspicion, and other things. So, the operations being conducted by the armed forces in the Northern parts of the country put a lot of pressure on the Islamic State of West African Province, Boko Haram, and also the tangential group known as Islamic State in the Greatest Sahara.’’

Credit: Eons Intelligence