Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- A joint security operation has led to the killing of Abdussamad Ohida, an alleged terror kingpin described as a senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The State Security Service (SSS, also known as DSS) disclosed this in a statement issued by its media unit on Monday.

Mr Ohida, also known as "Anwar," was killed alongside his brothers-in-arms in what the SSS described as a surprise, intelligence-led operation in collaboration with the operatives of the Nigerian Army and the state-backed paramilitary agency, Amotekun.

The operation was carried out over the weekend in Owo forest, Ondo State.

The SSS said the terror kingpin was planning massive, coordinated terrorist attacks in some southern...