JUST-IN: Tinubu Confirms Killing Of Wanted IS Leader Abu-Mainok In Lake Chad

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, confirmed the killing of a wanted Islamic State (IS) leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, also known as Abu-Mainok, during a joint counterterrorism operation conducted by Nigerian and United States forces in the Lake Chad Basin.
 
Tinubu said the operation, carried out overnight by the Nigerian Armed Forces in collaboration with the Armed Forces of the United States, dealt “a heavy blow” to the ranks of the Islamic State.
 
According to the President, early assessments from the operation confirmed that Abu-Mainok and several of his lieutenants were eliminated during a strike on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin.
 
In a statement personally signed ...