Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- After surviving many battles against insurgents in the North-east, Musa Uba, the commander of the 25 Task Force Brigade, unfortunately paid the supreme price following an ambush on his team by the fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), last Friday.

Mr Uba, a brigadier general, was leading his men and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) when the insurgents ambushed them along the Damboa-Biu axis, killing four operatives-two soldiers and two CJTF officials.

He escaped the initial ambush and was communicating with military authorities to return to base when he was captured by the terrorists, who subsequently killed him.

Military sources, including his coursemates at the Nigerian Defence Aca...