BREAKING: NAF kills ISWAP commander, Bashir Dauda, 49 other fighters in Borno

In a fresh onslaught against insurgents by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, a Senior Commander of the Islamic State in the West African Province, Bashir Dauda has been killed alongside other 49 fighters.

The Nigerian Air Force confirmed the development to journalists on Tuesday, saying it targeted air strikes against ISWAP in Marte Local Government Council in Borno State, North Eastern Nigerian and took out the high ranking ISWAP Commander.

NAF said, its fighter jets conducted operation against the non-actors and destroyed a crucial ISWAP supply depot in the Jubularam enclave, which stored substantial quantities of food and essential supplies.

According to NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, who announced the operation on Tuesday, the air strikes were a coordinated response aimed at crippling ISWAP’s logistical base and weakening its operational capacity.

He said, “The NAF conducted a series of Air interdictions targeting three significant enclaves of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Marte Local Government Area on October 31.

“The precision strikes were focused on ISWAP strongholds in Tumbun Daribiyar, Jubularam, Buluwa, and Tumbu Karfe, marking a major effort in the ongoing fight against terrorism in Nigeria’s Northeast.

“An on-ground assessment confirmed that approximately 50 terrorists, including a high-ranking ISWAP commander known as Bashir Dauda, were neutralized in the operation. Additionally, an ISWAP supply depot in the Jubularam enclave, filled with a substantial cache of food and essential items like beans, millet, and rice, was destroyed, effectively severing a critical resource line for the terrorists.”

Akinboyewa said the successful air strikes, which he said were targeted at terrorists and logistics bases, underscored NAF’s ongoing “commitment to supporting ground forces and enhancing joint efforts to decimate terrorist strongholds in the region.”