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Nigerian Military Confirms The Death Of ISWAP Leader, Abu Musab al-Barnawi
The Nigerian military announced the death of the head of the West African branch of the Islamic State group, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, in a statement.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, was the one who confirmed his death, but he did not reveal the cause of his death.
Around September 2021, news of the leader’s death was spread online but no one believed he died, as Nigerians taught it was just a rumor.
The Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) has yet to release a statement on the news of their leader’s death.
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is the strongest jihadist group in Nigeria since the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, who died earlier this year.
News reports said that since Abubakar Shekau’s death, thousands of Boko Haram terrorists surrendered to the Nigerian military and military and according to reports to The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).