President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the killing of a senior Islamic State commander, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, during a joint military operation conducted by Nigerian and United States forces in the Lake Chad Basin. In a statement issued on Saturday and personally signed by the President, Tinubu described the operation as a “significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism,” noting that the strike dealt a heavy blow to ISIS-linked networks operating in the region.

President Donald Trump has announced that United States and Nigerian forces jointly carried out a military operation that killed a top ISIS commander identified as Abu-Bilal…

.Says with Al-Manuk’s killing in Lake Chad, he expects more decisive strikes against all terrorist camps nationwide