Nigerian army eliminates top Boko Haram commander, 27 other fighters

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By Ismail Auwal

Troops of the Air Task Force(ATF) Operation Hadin Kai have killed another infamous Boko Haram commander and 27 other fighters.

The Commander Alhaji Modu, popularly known as “Bem Bem,” was purportedly killed by military airstrikes near the Mandara highlands in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state.

Bem Bem reportedly orchestrated the 2014 relocation of Bama Town and the massacre of hundreds of people.

He was also a popular drug baron who went into armed robbery before joining the Boko Haram sect.

According to sources within the military high command, the operation followed credible intelligence reports indicating that the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters were converging in large numbers with the intention to conduct attacks.

Bem Bem, before his death, was working under the supervision of a top leader of the Boko Haram terrorist Ali Ngoshe and they were hiding inside caves in Mandara Mountain from where they coordinated attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Niger Republic.

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