JTF Kill Boko Haram Commander, 15 insurgents

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has revealed the killing of a Boko Haram commander, Malloum Moussa, and 15 of his foot soldiers during a clearance operation on Lake Chad Island.
JTF spokesman, Timothy Antigha, in a statement by, disclosed that the troops also destroyed five gun trucks belonging to the terrorists in the operation.
Antigha also said the troops arrested a woman whose relationship with the terrorists is yet to be determined.
Antigha said intelligence revealed that Moussa was a high ranking Boko Haram commander who has jurisdiction in the entire Southern island, including Daban Masara, Kirta Wulgo and Koleram.
“He was notorious for imposing hefty levies on farmers, fishermen and cattle herders to fund Boko Haram terrorism and insurgency in the locality,” he said.