Troops of Operation ‘Hadin Kai’ have released the list of wanted senior ISWAP terrorists operating in the Lake Chad region of Northern Borno State.

A statement issued by the acting spokesperson for the operation, Mohammed Goni, on Wednesday, said the identified followed offensive operations against terrorists in the region.

The statement said, “During the operations, troops recovered several technical devices and other high-value intelligence materials, including a camcorder used by ISWAP terrorists to record propaganda videos and document operational activities. 

“Subsequent forensic exploitation of the recovered devices generated actionable intelligence, leading to the identification of locations associated with terrorist activities as well as identities of several senior ISWAP leaders operating within the Mangari–Metele–Dogon Chukun axis along the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin in Abadam and Kukawa Local Government Areas of Borno State. 

The key terrorist leaders identified include Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa – Wali (Governor of ISIS West Africa Province), his Deputy/Amirul Jaish Muhammad Jidda (“The One-Handed Man”) and Hamad Abu Hanifa the Amirul-Fiya of ISWAP among others.

According to the statement, Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa, the ISWAP Wali, remained the most wanted terrorist leader operating within the region.

“The military will offer a substantial financial reward to any individual whose credible and actionable information directly leads to his arrest. All information received will be treated with the utmost confidentiality, and the identity of informants will be fully protected in accordance with established security procedures,” it added.

The troops further placed N10,000,000 bounty on Mr Jidda and N50,000,000 on Ibn Muhammad 

The military urged the public to support ongoing counter-terrorism efforts and support credible and timely information that could assist security agencies in locating and apprehending these suspected terrorist operatives.