President Tinubu confirms killing of ISIS top leader Al-Manuki in fresh US-Nigeria operation

President Tinubu has confirmed the k!lling of an ISIS top commander identified as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a fresh US-Nigeria joint operation.

In a statement personally signed by him and released on Saturday, May 16, President Tinubu noted that the operation was achieved “overnight”.

“Our determined Nigerian Armed Forces, working closely with the Armed Forces of the United States, conducted a daring joint operation that dealt a heavy blow to the ranks of the Islamic State.

Early assessments confirm the elimination of the wanted IS senior leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, also known as Abu-Mainok, along with several of his lieutenants, during a strike on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin”, Tinubu said.

The President appreciated the partnership with the United States in advancing shared security objectives.

“I extend my sincere gratitude to President Trump for his leadership and unwavering support in this effort. I commend the personnel involved on both sides for their professionalism and courage, and I look forward to more decisive strikes against all terrorist enclaves across the nation” President Tinubu said

Earlier today, the President of the United States, Donald Trump announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as the terrorist group’s second-in-command globally, had been eliminated. According to the US president, the operation was executed by “brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria” and successfully eliminated what he described as “the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield.”