PREMIUM TIMES understands that certain coinages with prefixes beginning with “Abu” and suffixes ending with names of towns or popular Muslim names are commonly adopted within terrorist circles as aliases.

The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has confirmed the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as a senior ISIS commander and one of the world’s most active terrorists, during a…

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…