From Anzaku Modu, Maiduguri
Troops of the Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised another notorious commander of Boko Haram, Alhaji Modu, also known as “Bem Bem”, and 27 other terrorists in Borno State.
This was coming as the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, charged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Operational Commanders to ‘show no mercy’ and ensure they employ maximum firepower against terrorists posing security threats in any part of the country.
Bem Bem and his colleague terrorists were killed on the Aug 3rd, by the military airstrikes in Mandara Mountain in Gwoza Local Government of Borno state.
A report by Zagazola showed that a battle damaged assessment indicated that the air interdiction recorded devastating impact as many jihadists were killed, while others were severely wounded.
The operation followed credible intelligence reports indicating that the ISWAP terrorists were converging in large numbers with the intention to conduct attacks when they are routed.
Bem Bem was a popular drug baron who rose from being an armed robber to becoming a Boko Haram Kingpin.
He reportedly took part in the displacement of Bama town in 2014, and the killing of hundreds of people before declaring Bama as its caliphate.
Bem Bem is ssid to be working under the Supervision of a top leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, Ali Ngoshe, have been hiding inside caves in the Mandara Mountains from where they coordinated attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger Republic.
