Two of the most wanted Boko Haram commanders who have been on the watchlist were killed by the Nigerian military. Troops of Operation Tura Takaibango killed and eliminated the two identifies as Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib in an encounter at Pulka axis of Borno.
According to military sources, the commanders were killed after the military laid ambushes at the terrorists’ crossing point between Vuria and Guja settlements and were among three terrorists killed. Additionally, the troops also recovered three GPMG, seven AK47 rifles, a belt of ammunition containing 446 rounds of 7.62mm, one Boxer motorcycle, and one ITEL 2160 mobile phone among others.
Abul-Bas was a top commander second to Abu Fatima, while Ibn Habib was the BHT Commander in charge of Njimia and Parisu camps in the Sambisa Forest. The two were part of Shekau’s faction that operates out of Sambisa forest and as such, it is a huge blow to Boko Haram in the region which has been launching offensives against the military and civilian population.
