The Nigerian Army says it has killed nine persons who it identified as ‘social media personalities’ of the Islamic State for West African Province, a group which it says sprang up from Boko Haram.
Army spokesman, Sagir Musa, in a statement on Monday said the annihilation of members of Boko Haram media team further confirmed that the army had decimated the group.
According to the spokesman, the group’s social media personalities which the army killed are “Abu Hurayra al-Barnawi, Ali al-Ghalam al-Kajiri, Abu Musab Muhammed Mustafa al-Maiduguri, Abu Abdullah Ali al-Barnawi, and Abu Musa al-Camerooni.
“Others are Ahmed al-Muhajir, Abu Ali al-Bamawi, Abu Khubayb bin Ahmed al-Barnawi, Abu al-Qa’qa’ al-Maiduguri.
“The terrorist group is known for its online media propaganda and quest to maintain a virtual caliphate,” Musa said.
