US President Donald Trump, in a post on his Truth social media, said Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was killed in a “meticulously planned” joint operation with Nigerian forces.
He went on to say that al-Minuki who has been under US sanctions since 2023 was the second in command of ISIS globally and “the most active terrorist in the world”.
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called the strike, which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning, a “significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism”.
In a statement posted on X, he confirmed al-Minuki’s death along with several of his lieutenants during a strike on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin.