Army confirms killing 9 Boko Haram social media ‘personalities’.

The Nigerian Army on Monday said it killed nine ”social media
personalities” of the Islamic State for West African
Province(ISWAP).

Col. Sagir Musa, Army Director Public Relations, who disclosed
this in a statement, said the annihilation of members of the Boko
Haram media team further confirmed that the Nigerian Army has
decimated the group and they no longer have freedom of action.

He gave the names as: ”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,”he said.NAN reports that
Boko Haram launched using the media in 2009, starting with a very
traditional media approach through propaganda films, many of them
aimed at recruiting new fighters from Nigeria and neighbouring
countries including Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

NAN reports that from 2014, their strategy changed into more use
of social media platforms, videos, and creating multiple accounts
like Facebook and Twitter platforms, mostly as a way to communicate
with individuals.

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