Boko Haram/ISWAP: Troops kill terrorist leader, Bakura, others
Bakura had been anThis was contained in a statement on Friday by Colonel Timothy Antigha, Chief of Military Public Information, MNJTF.
“Battle Damage Assessment of the joint and combined interdiction indicates that Mallam Bakura and his aides have been killed”, the statement noted. “Bakura was a key figure in ISWAP, but became a factional leader in 2018, following disagreements with Abu-Mossad Albarnawee.
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