Three social media influencers have been killed by the Nigerian army.
The Army reports that the nine influencers constituted as the Boko Haram group’s media team, with the responsibility of carrying out its online propaganda and quest to maintain a virtual caliphate.
The murdered influencers include:
Abu Hurayra al-Barnawi, Ali al-Ghalam al-Kajiri, Abu Musab Muhammed Mustafa al-Maiduguri, Abu Abdullah Ali al-Barnawi, Abu Musa al-Camerooni, Ahmed al-Muhajir, Abu Ali al-Bamawi, Abu Khubayb bin Ahmed al-Barnawi and Abu al-Qa’qa’ al-Maiduguri.