Security operatives tracked Mr Mainok’s movements across multiple locations in northern Nigeria, including Abuja and Maiduguri, while attempting to avoid compromising the operation prematurely.

There is growing confusion over the reported killing of a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Abu Bilal Minuki, also known as Abubakar Mainok, after…

Nigerian Military Confirms Killing of ISIS Leader Abu Bilal al-Minuki in Joint Operation with US

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

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…

Tinubu Confirms Elimination of ISIS Leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuk, in Nigeria-US Joint Operation

The Nigerian president called the strike a 'significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism'.

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission Friday night to kill a leader of the Islamic State group.

The president announced in a late-night Truth Social post that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was killed in Africa by American and Nigerian forces.

President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second in command of ISIS globally, has been killed in an operation conducted by US and Nigerian forces in the northeast of the

Nigerian and US forces have killed a senior ISIS leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, in a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin, President Tinubu confirms.

The "meticulously planned and very complex mission" eliminated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the Islamic State group's second in command globally, Trump said.

Mr Mainok, according to documents obtained from US registers, was specially designated as a “global terrorist” in 2023.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Saturday confirmed President Donald Trump's announcement that US and Nigerian forces killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group senior leader in a…

Nigerian and US forces have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of Islamic State armed group (ISIS) globally, in a joint operation, the two countries' leaders have…

Learn about Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, the senior ISIS leader killed in a joint Nigeria-US operation. Discover his background, role, and influence in the region.

Under US sanctions since 2023, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was the second-in-command of IS worldwide, according to US President Donald Trump and the Nigerian military.

Nigerian and US forces kill senior ISIS leader Al-Minuki, a key figure in global terror operations, weapons manufacturing, and media, says DHQ.

President Donald Trump says a joint U.S. and Nigerian operation has killed a top Islamic State leader in Nigeria.

Officials said a joint operation in the West African country killed the group’s alleged second in command. | World News