Five Boko Haram commanders and 150 other terrorists have been reportedly killed by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, in Borno State.
It was earlier, reported that a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this known in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle on Saturday.
Makama said the terrorists were killed during a bombardment of their hideouts in Gabchari, Sherrie, Mantar, and Mallum Masari, villages in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno.
The counter-insurgency expert stated that the air task force, troops of 199 Special Forces Battalion, and 222 Battalion in an operation targeted the terrorists.
Makama named the five slain Boko Haram commanders as Abou Hauwa, Amir Shettima, Akura Buri, Abou Zainab, Abou Idris, and their fighters.
He said the air task force in a joint attack with ground troops deployed two Super Tucano jets which resulted in the killing of 70 Boko Haram fighters with many who tried to flee drowning in a river
