A high ranking terrorist, Awana Gaidam who is believed to be the brain behind the explosives being used by the Boko Haram has been killed by his own Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
39-year-old Gaidam is believed to be one of their capable hands involved in making of IEDs for the insurgents
He is reportedly responsible for planting many IED attacks on troops of Operation Hadin Kai during fighting patrols, along major highways between Maiduguri to Damboa, Bama to Pulka and Bita as well as Banki to Darajamal’s general area.
According to report obtained by Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region from intelligence sources , the bomb struck his vehicle along Njumia and Arra in the Sambisa Forest on Monday, March 27, killing him instantly.
Furthermore, the sources said that Awana had planted bombs in strategic positions to fortify his camp within the Sambisa Forest but little did he know that he plotted it against himself, which blew him and shattered his body into pieces.