{"id":2744,"date":"2013-04-28T00:27:54","date_gmt":"2013-04-28T00:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/boko-haram-commander-killed-by-nigerian-troops\/"},"modified":"2013-04-28T00:27:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T00:27:54","slug":"boko-haram-commander-killed-by-nigerian-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/boko-haram-commander-killed-by-nigerian-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram commander killed by Nigerian troops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) on Saturday confirmed the killing of a suspected Boko Haram commander, Mohammed Chad, during a special operation in Maiduguri.<\/p>\n

JTF\u2019s spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, made this known via a statement in Maiduguri on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“A special operation was conducted at Ruwan-Zafi area of Maiduguri by troops of the JTF and operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) last Friday. The operation led to the death of a notorious terrorist commander, a.k.a. Mohammed Chad, an indigene of Marte, Borno, who had been on the wanted list of the JTF,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

It said that the late Chad was linked to many terrorist attacks in Borno and other states in the recent past.<\/p>\n

“Intelligence reports indicate that he was involved in the planning and execution of many terror attacks in and outside Borno.<\/p>\n

“For instance, he masterminded the attack on Sanda Karami Secondary School at Ruwan Zafi on March 13, where a teacher was killed and some female students injured.<\/p>\n

“He is believed to be the successor to the late Ba\u2019ana Assalafi, a key commander who lost his life during a shootout with security agencies in Sokoto on March 13,\u2019\u2019 the statement added.<\/p>\n

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