Nigerian Army personnel under operation Hadi Kai reportedly killed Top Commander of Boko-Haram in Borno
Global Times Nigeria has obtained a report that Nigerian Army personnel under Operation Hadin Kai have killed a top commander of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, otherwise known as Boko Haram, Tahir Baga.
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The Boko-Haram commander was killed during Nigerian Army’s recent raid on Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
The statement further indicated that Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, said the terrorist top commander was killed on Monday, May 13, 2024 when the army cleared their enclaves of Shababul Umma, Garin Panel Beater and Lagara Anguwan Gwaigwai at the heart of the forest.
Zagazola also said the troops and the terrorists clashed in heavy gun battles which resulted in the death of several top Boko Haram commanders including Baga.
According to the report, “Third Baga was a close ally to Abubakar Shekau. He was among the first sets who founded the Boko Haram movement in Maiduguri before moving into Sambisa Forest with the likes of Mamman Nur, Khalid Albarnawi, Abubakar Shekau, Kaka Ali, Mustapha Chad, Abu Maryam and Abu Krimima.
