COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION ELIMINATES ISIS SENIOR LEADER, ABU-BILAL AL-MANUK –   TINUBU

OVERNIGHT, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said, Nigeria and the United States recorded a significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism.

Our determined Nigerian Armed Forces, President Tinubu said, “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, he said, “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

Nigeria, Tinubu said,  “appreciates this partnership with the United States in advancing our 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,” Bola Ahmed Tinubu President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces