{"id":56005,"date":"2021-12-24T18:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=56005"},"modified":"2021-12-24T16:51:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T15:51:14","slug":"nigerian-military-kill-iswap-commander-modu-kime-foot-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-military-kill-iswap-commander-modu-kime-foot-soldiers","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian military kill ISWAP commander Modu Kime, foot soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian military has eliminated Modu Kime, a senior commander of Islamic State\u2019s West Africa Province (ISWAP).<\/p>\n<p>Kime, also known as Abou Maryam, and foot soldiers were killed on Thursday in Borno State within the Lake Chad precinct.<\/p>\n<p>The air raid was executed at the river bank of Bisko and Tumbum Tawaye in Abadam Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions deployed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) revealed their location.<\/p>\n<p>A security officer told PRNigeria that Kime, who used phone number +22788036182, had been on the radar of Intelligence services.<\/p>\n<p>The official said his communication about ISWAP attacks and activities were intercepted at different times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKime operated around the axis of Tumbum Tawaye, Bisko, Garere, Arkumma and Dumbawa, Zari and Gundumbali LGAs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe led attacks on troops and soft targets, mostly around Damasak, Nganzai, Gajiram and outskirts of Maiduguri\u201d, he revealed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian military has eliminated Modu Kime, a senior commander of Islamic State\u2019s West Africa Province (ISWAP). Kime, also known as Abou Maryam, and foot soldiers were killed on Thursday in Borno State within the Lake Chad precinct. 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