Abuja, May 17 -- Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu praised the cooperation between Nigeria and the United States following a joint counterterrorism operation that reportedly killed a senior ISIS leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, in northeastern Nigeria.

In an official statement issued from Aso Villa (the State House), Abuja, on Saturday, which was also posted on his official X handle, Tinubu called the overnight mission a "significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism".

"Our determined Nigerian Armed Forces, working closely with the Armed Forces of the United States, conducted a daring joint operation that dealt a heavy blow to the ranks of the Islamic State," the Nigerian said.

According to the statement,...