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Army troops gun down ISWAP commander Muhammad in charge of car bombing

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A discarded Islamic State flag lies torn on the ground (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images)

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The troops of Operation Desert Sanity III, Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised Mallam Muhammad, ISWAP’s top Commander in charge of Vehicle Bomb Improvised Explosive Device (VBEID) in Sambisa Forest.
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Muhammadu was neutralised on May 14 after he made gradual but unprecedented incursions into the insurgents’ dens in Ukuba and Njimia in Bama Local Government Area.

The terrorists kingpin operates a major fabrication workshop where he made Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (PBVIED) Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosives Device (VBIED) Road Side Borne Improvised Explosive Device (RSBIED).

Muhammadu had sent many underage children into suicide bombing after conscripting them into believing that when they died they would go to heaven. Among those that he used as human bombs were his three children.
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Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a media expert that the troops also intercepted a vehicle that was already armed with explosive which was designed to target advancing troops.

Despite the obvious challenges of difficult terrain and IED threats, the troops continue to maintain the momentum, remaining focused and determined to pursue and decimate the fleeing terrorists.
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