AFN Mum Over Kidnapped Brigadier General Dead After-ISWAP-Ambushed Brigade
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#Breaking News #AFN #army #Atiku #Borno #BrigadierGeneral #Nigerian #Tinubu #UBA #Wajiroko ©November 18th, 2025 ®November 18, 2025 10:00 amArmed Forces of Nigeria, AFN under the command and control of the President and Commander-In-Chief, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has kept mum since early morning night on Monday when Amag News Agency, the International media outlet of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Iswap started sending and disseminating a photograph of Brigadier General Musa Uba in Iswap captivity, indicating untrue, the Brigadier General the Nigerian Army authority had earlier claimed on Saturday to be safe and led his troops back to base; a statement the army issued to challenge media reports that the Brigadier General was captured and held captive by the Iswap terrorists after the terrorists ambushed the 25 Task Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, killing several soldiers and civilian JTF members in Wajiroko village near Sambisa Forest in Borno State on Friday around 5pm, this, HumAngle news media that was among the earliest news providers that reported the Iswap deadly attacks on Nigeria soldiers on Saturday, after being challenged with a denial press release issued by the Nigerian Army authority that the Brigadier General was not kidnapped, claiming, the Brigadier General led his men to fought through the ambush of the terrorists, forcing the terrorists to flew in disarray, HumAngle on Monday early morning published a news report and insisted that the Brigadier General was in Iswap captivity, according to HumAngle, It was already in possession of a photograph showing the Brigadier General in Iswap captivity, but, due to Its editorial policy, It would not publish the image, soon, the image of the kidnapped Brigadier General became available to some media through Amag News Agency publication that claimed that the Brigadier General was executed shortly after being interrogated by the Iswap terrorists, the Amag only presented a photo evidence of the Brigadier General being captured, but, any material evidence, if the Brigadier General has been killed was not provided, following the apparent unfortunate development in the Nigeria army community, former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar on Monday in a statement personally signed called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to admit incompetence and the President should either asked for help or tendered a letter of resignation immediately.
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#Breaking News #AFN #army #Atiku #Borno #BrigadierGeneral #Nigerian #Tinubu #UBA #Wajiroko ©November 18th, 2025 ®November 18, 2025 10:00 amArmed Forces of Nigeria, AFN under the command and control of the President and Commander-In-Chief, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has kept mum since early morning night on Monday when Amag News Agency, the International media outlet of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Iswap started sending and disseminating a photograph of Brigadier General Musa Uba in Iswap captivity, indicating untrue, the Brigadier General the Nigerian Army authority had earlier claimed on Saturday to be safe and led his troops back to base; a statement the army issued to challenge media reports that the Brigadier General was captured and held captive by the Iswap terrorists after the terrorists ambushed the 25 Task Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, killing several soldiers and civilian JTF members in Wajiroko village near Sambisa Forest in Borno State on Friday around 5pm, this, HumAngle news media that was among the earliest news providers that reported the Iswap deadly attacks on Nigeria soldiers on Saturday, after being challenged with a denial press release issued by the Nigerian Army authority that the Brigadier General was not kidnapped, claiming, the Brigadier General led his men to fought through the ambush of the terrorists, forcing the terrorists to flew in disarray, HumAngle on Monday early morning published a news report and insisted that the Brigadier General was in Iswap captivity, according to HumAngle, It was already in possession of a photograph showing the Brigadier General in Iswap captivity, but, due to Its editorial policy, It would not publish the image, soon, the image of the kidnapped Brigadier General became available to some media through Amag News Agency publication that claimed that the Brigadier General was executed shortly after being interrogated by the Iswap terrorists, the Amag only presented a photo evidence of the Brigadier General being captured, but, any material evidence, if the Brigadier General has been killed was not provided, following the apparent unfortunate development in the Nigeria army community, former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar on Monday in a statement personally signed called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to admit incompetence and the President should either asked for help or tendered a letter of resignation immediately.
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00:00Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN under the command and control of the President and Commander-in-Chief, Bola Ahmed Tanubu has kept mum since early morning night on Monday when a MAG News Agency, the international media outlet of the Islamic State West Africa province, ISWAP started sending and disseminating a photograph of Brigadier General Moussa Uba in ISWAP captivity.
00:25Indicating untrue, the Brigadier General the Nigerian Army Authority had earlier claimed on Saturday to be safe and led his troops back to base, a statement the Army issued to challenge media reports that the Brigadier General was captured and held captive by the ISWAP terrorists after the terrorists ambushed the 25 Task Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Nigeria,
00:48killing several soldiers and civilian JTF members in Wajiroko village near Sambisa Forest in Borno State on Friday around 5 p.m., this humangle news media that was among the earliest news providers that reported the ISWAP deadly attacks on Nigeria soldiers on Saturday,
01:07after being challenged with a denial press release issued by the Nigerian Army Authority that the Brigadier General was not kidnapped, claiming the Brigadier General led his men to fought through the ambush of the terrorists,
01:21forcing the terrorists to flew in disarray.
01:24Hugh Mangle on Monday early morning published a news report and insisted that the Brigadier General was in ISWAP captivity.
01:31According to Hugh Mangle, it was already in possession of a photograph showing the Brigadier General in ISWAP captivity, but, due to its editorial policy, it would not publish the image.
01:43Soon, the image of the kidnapped Brigadier General became available to some media through a MAG news agency publication that claimed that the Brigadier General was executed shortly after being interrogated by the ISWAP terrorists.
01:57The MAG only presented a photo evidence of the Brigadier General being captured, but, any material evidence, if the Brigadier General has been killed was not provided,
02:08following the apparent unfortunate development in the Nigeria Army community, former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abu Bakr on Monday in a statement personally signed called on President Bola Ahmed Tanubu to admit incompetence
02:22and the President should either asked for help or tendered a letter of resignation immediately.
02:28According to the former Nigeria Vice President, Atiku Abu Bakr,
02:33I am deeply saddened and extremely shocked and disturbed by news making the rounds of the killing of Brigadier General Moussa Uba by terrorists
02:40and the failure of the military hierarchy to clearly explain how it happened or what went wrong, as initial official denials indicated that this was not the case.
02:50This for me is unequivocally a failure of political leadership as the President seems only more interested in decimating the opposition by all means possible,
03:00while forgetting his crucial role as Commander-in-Chief of our Armed Forces.
03:04General Moussa's death along with the deaths of some of the troops he was leading is one death too many and a bold terrorist resurgence our dear country cannot afford.
03:14I urge all citizens and our military leaders to take heart, as even this season shall pass away.
03:21To Mr. President, the security of the lives of our people is your primary responsibility and you must live up to it
03:28or be humble enough to admit incompetence and either ask for help or resign.
03:33If I were President, I would order the military to occupy Borno State or any state under siege by bandits or armed groups until they clear those areas.
03:43We must care enough for the men and women who put their lives on the line for our sake.
03:48I offer my condolences to the Nigerian Armed Forces, the family of the bereaved and indeed to all Nigerians.
03:56May this dark period pass over us as a nation, sooner than later.
04:00Premium, Times in later report on Monday evening, stated that, the brigade commander, M. Uber, earlier declared safe by the Nigerian Army
04:10after fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, ambushed his team along the Damboa Buaxis in Borno State, has now been reported dead.
04:22The terror group, ISWAP, has announced that it captured Mr. Uber and killed him.
04:28The group also shared photos to prove its criminal act.
04:31PR Nigeria, a news platform close to security agencies, also confirmed that the general was kidnapped and killed after military authorities thought he was safe after surviving the initial ambush.
04:43On Sunday, citing a Hugh Mangle story, Premium Times reported that Mr. Uber was kidnapped after ISWAP terrorists ambushed his team alongside operatives of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, on Friday night.
04:59The Army, however, denied that he was kidnapped and said he was safe after soldiers successfully repelled the ambush.
05:06ISWAP claims it executed Mr. Uber, in an Arabic statement published in its propaganda newsletter magazine, Amak, ISWAP said it had captured Mr. Uber and executed him after he was interrogated.
05:19The 2016 breakaway faction of Boko Haram attached a picture collage of Mr. Uber, showing when he was in office and when he was captured.
05:30A picture of the brigade commander from inside his office and a picture of him after he was captured by the Islamic State, the group captioned the picture.
05:39Islamic State fighters overthrew a senior officer in the Nigerian Army after a successful ambush on a military force in Borno, the group said,
05:48adding that the commander was captured after, he fled, from the Wajirako attack.
05:53ISWAP said as soon as it received intel that Mr. Uber had escaped, a unit of fighters, set out to search for him, and succeeded in capturing him on Saturday, near a village, after he was wounded.
06:06The purported picture of his capture shows Mr. Uber's camouflage stained with blood around his legs.
06:13ISWAP said it interrogated Mr. Uber before killing him on the spot.
06:17The terror group further taunted the Nigerian Army, describing its statement as an outright lie and a miserable security failure.
06:26PR Nigeria reports that Mr. Uber earlier confirmed his safety to his superiors after an aerial operation that helped him escape the ISWAP attack.
06:36But the event took a tragic turn.
06:38Reports of his location compelled the terrorists to track him down, leading to his capture and subsequent summary execution after an interrogation, the platform reported.
06:49Mr. Uber's killings, according to experts, marked the first time the insurgents would kill an officer with such a high rank.
06:57His killing was blamed on insecure military communications within the Northeast Theater, PR Nigeria reported.
07:03Hugh Mangle, in an earliest news report on Monday morning, stated that, the Nigerian Army's statement that Brigadier General M. Uber, the Brigade Commander 25 Task Force Brigade, successfully led troops back to base, after an ambush last Friday, November 14, in the Damboa area of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, has been challenged by an exclusive, verified image obtained by Hugh Mangle.
07:30The image shows the senior officer alive but held by insurgents, contradicting the military's official account.
07:38The ambush by ISWAP fighters on a Joint Military and Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, convoy on View Road resulted in the deaths of several soldiers and CJTF members, with the general's whereabouts initially reported as unknown.
07:53Hugh Mangle's early report cited sources on the ground who said the general was abducted during the attack.
08:00We later reported that he had escaped on foot and returned to base, after several security sources insisted on this.
08:08The Nigerian Army also issued a statement denying the abduction, insisting the general had safely led his men back to base and that the incident was an ambush, causing casualties but no kidnapping.
08:21However, the military provided no evidence to back this claim at the time.
08:26A verified image Hugh Mangle has seen shows the commander in the custody of ISWAP insurgents, with a gunshot wound to the leg.
08:34Verification was carried out through detailed frame analysis, geolocation cross-checking, and confirmation from independent security sources familiar with the region and the incident.
08:45The image, shortly after the ambush, shows the general surrounded by armed fighters, appearing fatigued but alive.
08:53Hugh Mangle, in line with our editorial policies, has made the editorial decision not to publish the picture.
09:01This new evidence directly challenges the Army's public statement, highlighting a significant discrepancy in the information being shared about frontline realities.
09:10The contradictory accounts raise concerns about communication gaps within the military and the potential consequences of misinformation for public trust and operational security.
09:22The capture of a serving commander marks a rare and serious development in the ongoing conflict with insurgent groups in Nigeria's northeast.
09:29In recent months, ISWAP has intensified attacks around Damboa and the wider Borno region, escalating the dangers faced by both military personnel and civilians.
09:41Security analysts who reviewed the image described the abduction as both an operational setback and a symbolic blow to Nigerian forces fighting the insurgency.
09:51Families of soldiers deployed in the area have expressed frustration and anxiety over the conflicting reports about their loved ones' safety.
09:59Efforts to secure fresh comments from the Nigerian Army have been ongoing, but as a publication, no news statement has been issued addressing the emerging evidence.
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