U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, had been eliminated ⁠in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces.

“Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed ‌Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission ‌to eliminate the most active terrorist in ‌the world from the battlefield. ‌

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in ‌command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide ​in Africa, ‌but little ​did he know ⁠we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing,” Trump ​said ⁠in ⁠a post on Truth Social.

He also thanked the Nigerian government for its ⁠partnership in the operation.