Army confirms killing of ISWAP leader in Ondo

The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Akure, Ondo State, has confirmed the killing of one of the senior commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Abdussamad Ohida, in the state.

However, the Plateau State Police Command on Monday confirmed that seven people were injured in a shooting incident along the Bukuru Expressway in the Jos South Local Government Area of the state.

The terrorist, Ohida, who is also known as Anwar, was reportedly killed on Sunday during a joint security operation in a forest around Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of the state.

He was said to have been eliminated with several other members of the terrorist group.

It was gathered that the operation was jointly carried out by men of the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services and the state Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps.

The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 32 Artillery Brigade, Maj. Innocent Olamale, confirmed the development, on the telephone, to our correspondent on Monday.

He said, “Yes, it was a joint operation which intelligently led to the execution of the ISWAP commander.”

In Plateau, the traders were said to have been returning from the market when gunmen opened fire on them at Bukuru community in the Jos South Local Government Area on Sunday.

In a statement on Monday, the command condemned the attack, which it said targeted traders returning from Kara Market in Bukuru.

The spokesman for the command, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement issued in Jos.

The statement, signed by Alabo, partly read, “The Plateau State Police Command has received with deep concern the report of a shooting incident that occurred on 4th October, 2026 at about 04:30 pm along Bukuru Expressway, Jos South LGA.

“Preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle targeted was conveying traders returning from Kara Market, Bukuru, Jos. Seven injured victims have so far been traced to the Military Clinic, Rukuba Barracks, Jos, where they are receiving medical attention.”

According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Ayodeji Faniyan, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Investigations to take full charge of the investigation and ensure that the perpetrators were fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.

“The Command strongly condemns this dastardly act and wishes the injured victims a quick recovery.

“Meanwhile, Tactical Teams and Anti-robbery Teams have been mobilised to beef up security around the general area while intelligence has been stepped up to identify and arrest the perpetrators,” the statement added.

The command advised residents of the state to go about their lawful business and report any suspicious activity to the police through the Control Room emergency numbers: 07059473022 and 08038907662.

It also released numbers for reporting unethical conduct by officers: ACP X-SQUAD – 08034448617, PPRO – 08060545670, CRU – 08037681026 and PCB – 09016146804, adding that further developments would be communicated accordingly.