NAF Airstrike Kills Top ISWAP Commanders In Lake Chad Region
The strike destroyed boat engines and motorcycles, while intelligence said Jindullah and Abul Kissa were among the fighters killed.
- On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the Nigerian Air Force conducted a precision strike in the Lake Chad region, neutralizing prominent Islamic State West Africa Province figures including Jindullah and Abul Kissa.
- Between October 10 and 18, the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai , neutralized 103 ISWAP fighters and destroyed critical logistics hubs across Borno and Adamawa states during a sustained campaign.
- Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance activities guided the Air Component strikes, which destroyed the targeted structure alongside nine boat engines and several motorcycles, undermining ISWAP's operational coordination capability.
- NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame confirmed the deaths of Abu Saleem's Chief Security Guard Jindullah and ISWAP Shura Council member Abul Kissa, describing the operation as a significant operational success.
- Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke reaffirmed the military's resolve to sustain decisive operations against terrorist networks, aiming to restore lasting peace and security across Nigeria's North-East.
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News Agency of NigeriaNAF airstrike kills ISWAP leaders in Lake Chad
Precision strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have neutralised scores of ISWAP terrorists in the Lake Chad region following the interdiction of an identified terrorist hideout on Monday.
NAF neutralises terrorist figures in precision air strike
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has recorded a significant operational success against terrorists in the Lake Chad region following a precision air strike on an identified terrorist hideout on October 19, 2026. This was contained in a statement by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of […] NAF neutralises terrorist figures in precision air strike
103 ISWAP terrorists killed as troops destroy logistics hubs in fresh North-East air strikes
The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), on Monday said its air operations have killed 103 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and destroyed several logistics hubs in Borno and Adamawa states. The operations were carried out between October 10 and October 18, 2026, following intelligence-led air strikes on identified terrorist locations across the North-East. The Acting Military Information Off…
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