Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, has identified several senior ISWAP/ISIS terrorist leaders operating around the Lake Chad Basin and placed a financial reward on the head of the group’s top commander, Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa.
The disclosure was made on Wednesday in a statement signed by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni.
According to the statement, the breakthrough followed recent successful offensive operations against ISWAP/ISIS terrorists in the Lake Chad region of Northern Borno State.
Troops recovered several technical devices and high-value intelligence materials, including a camcorder used by ISWAP terrorists to record propaganda videos and document their activities.
“Subsequent forensic exploitation of the recovered devices generated actionable intelligence, leading to the identification of locations associated with terrorist activities as well as identities of several senior ISWAP leaders,” the statement said.
The military identified key terrorist leaders operating within the Mangari–Metele–Dogon Chukun axis along the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin in Abadam and Kukawa Local Government Areas of Borno State.
They include: Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa – Wali, Governor of ISIS West Africa Province; Muhammad Jidda – Deputy/Amirul Jaish, also known as “The One-Handed Man”; and Hamad Abu Hanifa – Amirul-Fiya of ISWAP, among others
Operation HADIN KAI described Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa as the “most wanted terrorist leader operating within the Lake Chad Basin.”
The military announced a “substantial financial reward” for any individual whose credible and actionable information directly leads to the arrest of the ISWAP Wali.
It assured that all information received will be treated with utmost confidentiality and the identity of informants will be fully protected in accordance with security procedures.
The Command urged members of the public to support ongoing counter-terrorism efforts by providing credible and timely information that could assist security agencies in locating and apprehending the suspected terrorists.
Information can be reported through established security channels or via 0708 498 8859.
Citizens were however warned not to confront or attempt to apprehend the suspected terrorists under any circumstances.