Nigeria kills 4 senior commanders of Takfiri group Nigerian officials say the operation was carried out in Kukawa Local Government Area after the rebels attacked military positions. A Netuli wrote: The Nigerian army announced: Nigerian army forces killed four senior commanders of the "ISWAP" group (an affiliate of Boko Haram) during an operation in the state of Borno, located in the northeast of the country. Among the dead are one of the members of the (Leadership Council) of this group and two high-ranking Arab fighters. This conflict took place late in the evening of October 31 in the Kukawa area after the rebels attacked the military positions. The Nigerian army announced the identity of the commanders killed as Abu Hijara - a prominent member of ISWAP's leadership council - and Abulwaleed - a senior commander mentioned as a relative of Ba Shewa, the overall leader of this group.