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ISWAP Confirms Death Of Al-Mainuki In Propaganda Message

ISWAP Confirms Death of High-Ranking Commander Abu-Bilal al-Mainuki After Precision Raid Near Lake Chad Region The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has acknowledged the death of one of its top commanders, Abu-Bilal al-Mainuki, following a recent joint counterterrorism operation carried out by United States Special Forces and Nigerian troops in the Lake Chad region of North-East Nigeria. The confirmation emerged through statements circulated on the group’s propaganda channels, where ISWAP paid tribute to several members of its media and operational units reportedly killed during the raid. The operation, conducted earlier this month, reportedly targeted a strategic ISWAP command and media base concealed within forested areas around the Lake Chad basin. According to reports, multiple insurgents, including foreign ISIS-linked fighters, were eliminated during the assault. Several women believed to be attached to the terrorist enclave were also reportedly killed. In its reaction, ISWAP described the casualties as “martyrs” and indirectly confirmed al-Mainuki’s death while criticizing the scale of the operation launched against the group. The terrorists claimed U.S. forces spent months tracking al-Mainuki using advanced intelligence and drone surveillance before carrying out what they described as a large-scale airborne assault involving heavily armed personnel. The statement further suggested that the operation specifically targeted a newly established ISWAP media facility hidden within the forests of the Lake Chad region. The group claimed its media operatives resisted the assault until they were killed. Abu-Bilal al-Mainuki was considered one of the most influential ISWAP figures operating within the Lake Chad corridor and wider Sahel region. His reported death is being viewed by security analysts as a significant blow to the operational and propaganda structure of the extremist group

May 28, 2026

Keyamo Attends Dialogue Session With AfDB President On Aviation Development

In his new role as the African Champion of the Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme (IATP) of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, this morning in Brazzaville, Congo, attended a dialogue session with the President and Governors of the AFDB where he addressed them on the opportunities presented by the $7 billion program of the IATP for Africa and especially for Nigeria.

May 28, 2026

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