AFRICOM said, “No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed. The targeted operations eliminated more than 200 terrorists, including Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.”
In May, U.S. forces in collaboration with Nigerian army carried out airstrikes, killing Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.
He said the U.S. Army has mobilised resources and commenced operations in Nigeria.
The airstrikes followed operations carried out on Monday.
The third airstrike followed operations carried out on Monday.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert to its staff and American citizens over airstrikes against ISIS in North-East Nigeria.
He said U.S. forces have been hunting the slain ISIS kingpin for several months.
The U.S. authorities designated al-Minuki a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) on June 8, 2023.
“He will no longer terrorise the people of Africa or help plan operations to target Americans,” Mr Trump added.
