Sani Shuwaram
Commander-in-chief of the Islamic State's West Africa Province
In office
November 2021 – February 2022
Personal details
DiedFebruary 2022
Military career
Allegiance Islamic State's West Africa Province (Unknown - February 2022)
Battles/warsBoko Haram insurgency

Sani Shuwaram was a top commander of the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), one of the Islamic State's non-Middle Eastern branches. Non-IS sources claimed that he was sworn in as the wali of ISWAP in November 2021 by one of ISWAP's provincial judges, Bukar Arge, in an ISWAP camp in the village of Kurnawa in the Lake Chad area, Borno State, Nigeria.[1][2][3]

Two previous ISWAP top commanders, Abu Musab al-Barnawi and Malam Bako were killed within a few days of one another by the Nigerian Army.[4]

Shuwaram was appointed by Abu Musab al-Barnawi's interim committee following a command directive from the Islamic State's main branch in the Middle East.[5]

Shuwaram was killed in February 2022 by airstrikes by Nigerian Air Force and is expected to be replaced by Bako Gorgore.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Spotlight of Global Jihad (November 4-10, 2021)". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "ISWAP installs Sani Shuwaram as leader". thenationonlineng.net. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021./
  3. ↑ "ISWAP appoints Sani Shuwaram as new Leader". tvcnews.tv. TVC Communications. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Odunsi, Wale (6 November 2021). "ISIS crowns Sani Shuwaram as new ISWAP leader". dailypost.ng. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Oluokun, Ayorinde (6 November 2021). "Report: ISWAP appoints Sani Shuwaram as new leader". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Air force allegedly kill ISWAP leader, Sani Shuwaram, others". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Prnigeria (20 March 2022). "JUST IN: ISWAP Leader, Shuwaram Killed after NAF Airstrikes…. Gorgore in as Replacement". PRNigeria News. Retrieved 22 March 2022.


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