{"id":93007,"date":"2022-03-20T17:02:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T16:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93007"},"modified":"2022-03-20T17:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T16:02:59","slug":"breaking-iswap-leader-sani-shuwaram-killed-by-nigerian-military-airstrikes-replacement-nominated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-iswap-leader-sani-shuwaram-killed-by-nigerian-military-airstrikes-replacement-nominated\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: ISWAP Leader, Sani Shuwaram Killed By Nigerian Military Airstrikes, Replacement Nominated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1727834954177200894\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The infamous leader of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, Sani Shuwaram, and other terrorists of the sect may have been killed after airstrikes hit Marte axis.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to PRNigeria, Super Tucano jets and other aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) executed multiple bombardments in the axis where Shuwaram&#8217;s camps are located.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Shuwaram, in particular, was said to have died from gunshot wounds he had sustained when military fighter jets raided ISWAP camp at the Sabon Tumbuns general area of Lake Chad.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe news of the killing of Shuwaram was also corroborated by a highly placed intelligence source involved in the counter-insurgency operation, in the North-East who confided in PRNigeria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cShuwaram was among terrorists injured by NAF air interdiction missions conducted at Sabon Tumbuns near Kirta Wulgo in February 2022. Subsequent airstrikes in the following days might have led to his death alongside other ISWAP fighters where they were receiving treatment including Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi,\u201d the source added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nMeanwhile, it was gathered that one Mallam Bako Gorgore has been nominated as the new Wali of ISWAP to replace Shuwaram.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nWhen contacted, NAF Spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet who declined to confirm the death of Shuwaram said that NAF aircraft with the support of ground troops had sustained a military offensive at Tumbuns, close to Kirta Wulgo in Marte LGA within the Lake Chad Region.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nGabkwet said: \u201cI cannot confirm the death of any leaders of terrorists. We don\u2019t want to be dragged into making any statement or confirmation based on rumours or hearsay. Nevertheless, our troops at the frontline alongside other agencies have sustained massive strike at the hearts of terrorist leaders and their enclaves until we get this job done&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nMembers of the ISWAP Shura (Judicial) Council, in November 2021, appointed Shuwaram, 45, as a new Leader (Wali) in Lake Chad.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nShuwaram was sworn by an Alkali (Judge) Bukar Arge, in a brief ceremony in KURNAWA, a remote camp in the Lake Chad Basin fringes, considered as the de-facto headquarters of ISWAP, in the Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The infamous leader of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, Sani Shuwaram, and other terrorists of the sect may have been killed after airstrikes hit Marte axis. 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