{"id":199862,"date":"2026-05-16T22:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/donald-trump-says-isis-second-in-command-killed-in-nigeria"},"modified":"2026-05-17T00:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:47:59","slug":"donald-trump-says-isis-second-in-command-killed-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/donald-trump-says-isis-second-in-command-killed-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Says ISIS Second-In-Command Killed in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong> <\/span>The American president, Donald Trump, announced that American and Nigerian forces carried out a military operation that resulted in the death of a prominent leader known as the &#8220;second man&#8221; in ISIS, during an attack he said &#8220;significantly weakened&#8221; the capabilities of the militant organization.<\/p>\n<p>Trump stated in a post on the Truth Social platform, Eastern Time, that &#8220;American forces and the Nigerian armed forces successfully executed a complex and precise mission targeting the most dangerous active terrorist in the world, and he has been eliminated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that the target was &#8220;Abu Bilal al-Manuki, the second man in the organization globally,&#8221; emphasizing: &#8220;He will no longer be able to terrorize the people of Africa or assist in planning attacks targeting Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to documents from the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, al-Manuki was born in 1982 in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, an area bordering Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from the Nigerian army in 2024 indicated that he was leading what is known as the &#8220;Wilayat al-Furqan,&#8221; and he is suspected of involvement in armed activities linked to the organization in the northern part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not specify the location of the operation but clarified that al-Manuki &#8220;thought he could hide in Africa, but we had sources tracking his movements and providing us with information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also thanked the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for its cooperation, noting that &#8220;his elimination significantly limits the global operations of the organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last December, Trump announced that he ordered a &#8220;strong and lethal strike against the terrorist organization&#8221; in the northwest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>In the previous month, he stated that he was considering military action in response to allegations of &#8220;persecution of Christians,&#8221; which Abuja has repeatedly denied.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with an estimated population of about 237.5 million, has witnessed a rise in attacks by armed groups for years, including the militant group Boko Haram and the ISIS-affiliated group ISWAP.<\/p>\n<p>According to media reports, the United States sent about 100 soldiers to northern Nigeria last February to provide training, intelligence sharing, and technical support to local forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Nigeria<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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