Makama said the photograph was released by sources.
Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama has published what is believed to the first publicly available photograph of a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, also known as Abbor Mainok, following his reported death during a joint Nigeria-United States counterterrorism operation in Metele, Borno State.
Makama said the photograph was released by sources.
The photograph, obtained exclusively by Makama from sources familiar with the operation on Sunday was reportedly taken shortly after the terrorist commander was neutralised during an intelligence-led military action targeting senior ISWAP leadership in the Lake Chad region.
According to the report, sources said the image represents the first known photograph of al-Minuki since he joined the Boko Haram insurgency years ago and rose through the ranks to become one of ISWAP’s most wanted and elusive commanders.
