Terrorists from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have killed a top Army officer and commander, Brigadier General M Uba.
It was learnt that the gunmen reportedly intercepted and tracked his location along the Damboa–Biu axis in Borno State.
Gen. Uba was killed immediately after he led a successful joint air–ground offensive against insurgents in the area.
PRNigeria reports that the Army had earlier informed his superiors that he was safe after the operation and was regrouping with his team.
The terrorists subsequently captured Gen. Uba alive, interrogated him briefly and summarily killed him.
Earlier reports said there was a joint military operation in which the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet fighters swiftly intervened to rescue ground troops who had come under heavy ambush by ISWAP terrorists.
The air assault began when soldiers, led by General Uba moved into an ambush by the ISWAP fighters
It was learnt that this led to extensive an intense exchange of gunfire, forcing the Brig.-Gen to order a withdrawal and issue a distress call for air support.
This led the to NAF intervention by diverting from ongoing missions to provide close air support, delivering decisive strikes that helped disperse the terrorists and rescue the military commander, his troops, and accompanying members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF).
