13 de marzo de 2020, 15:5
Abuja, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The Multinational Joint Task Force based in Nigeria confirmed on Friday the death of Mallam Bakura, ex-leader of the Islamic State group in West Africa, who later joined Boko Haram.
Abuja, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The Multinational Joint Task Force based in Nigeria confirmed on Friday the death of Mallam Bakura, ex-leader of the Islamic State group in West Africa, who later joined Boko Haram.
The regional group's head of Military Public Information, Colonel Timothy Antigha, revealed in a statement that Bakura was exterminated on Thursday during a joint air and ground artillery action over his hideout.
After the attack, his makeshift house and headquarters hidden among the vegetation and abandoned buildings were completely destroyed, he said.
Antigha added that Bakura was a key figure within the Islamic state in West Africa, but became a faction leader in 2018 after disagreements with another illegal armed group leader, Abu-Mossad Albarnawee.
It later became associated with Boko Haram, another organization considered terrorist by Nigerian and mainland authorities, and was active in the south of the Republic of Niger and some islands in Lake Chad, the statement added.
The Islamist conflict in Nigeria began in 2002, with the formation of Boko Haram, and escalated in 2009.
Since then, it has led to thousands of deaths and nearly three million displaced people, according to UN figures.
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After the attack, his makeshift house and headquarters hidden among the vegetation and abandoned buildings were completely destroyed, he said.
Antigha added that Bakura was a key figure within the Islamic state in West Africa, but became a faction leader in 2018 after disagreements with another illegal armed group leader, Abu-Mossad Albarnawee.
It later became associated with Boko Haram, another organization considered terrorist by Nigerian and mainland authorities, and was active in the south of the Republic of Niger and some islands in Lake Chad, the statement added.
The Islamist conflict in Nigeria began in 2002, with the formation of Boko Haram, and escalated in 2009.
Since then, it has led to thousands of deaths and nearly three million displaced people, according to UN figures.
rly/apz/oda/lp
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