Jihadists say killed Nigerian brigadier general

An IS-aligned jihadist group Monday claimed it had killed a Nigerian brigadier general leading the fight against militant groups in the volatile Lake Chad region.

In a post on the IS-affiliated Amaq online channel, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) said its fighters "killed a senior officer in the Nigerian army after a successful ambush they set up for a military force...in the north of the country" on Saturday.

The post was accompanied by two pictures, one showing Brigadier General M. Uba sitting on the ground and another sitting in his office before his capture.

If confirmed, Uba would be the highest ranking officer killed since 2021 in the country's long running jihadist war.

The commander of Nigerian army's 25th brigade

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