Tension has reportedly gripped camps linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) following the killing of one of its top commanders, Modu Kunduli, by troops of the Nigerian Army.
According to a report by security expert Zagazola Makama, shared on X on Wednesday, troops of Operation HADIN KAI neutralised the terrorist after a failed attack on the Army Forward Operation Base in Mayanti village, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
Makama revealed that Kunduli, a high-profile ISWAP commander, had been orchestrating attacks across Borno and Adamawa States for the past decade, dating back to the era of Boko Haram founder Abubakar Shekau. The terrorist reportedly joined ISWAP shortly after Shekau’s death in 2021.
Makama noted that Kunduli’s elimination “represents a major blow to ISWAP’s operational capabilities in the north-east, disrupting the group’s command structure and its ability to coordinate attacks across Borno and Adamawa states.”
He added that troops have continued to dominate the area with aggressive patrols to prevent remaining insurgents from regrouping.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
