Nigeria, May 18 -- Nigeria's Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it has continued "coordinated" airstrikes in collaboration with United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), targeting Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North-east, after killing a top member of the group last week.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the joint forces killed Abubakar Mainok, who President Trump described as the second-in-command of the Islamic State globally.

President Tinubu in a statement said that Mr Mainok was killed alongside many terrorists in his compound in Lake Chad. The military further clarified that Mr Mainok, also known as Abu-Bilal al-Minuk, was killed at Metele stronghold in Borno State.

The killing of Mr Mainok generated a widesp...