May 12, 2026

Son Of Nigeria’s Ex Chief Justice Uwais Who Joined ISIS Killed by US Airstrike In Syria

By Farouk Mohammed

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Ibrahim Uwais, the son of former Chief Justice Mohammed Uwais, who voluntarily joined ISIS in 2015 is dead.

He was one of numerous Islamist terrorists who perished as US military aircraft bombarded known ISIS camps near the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.

Uwais left Nigeria in 2015, telling close family members he was headed to Turkey to explore business opportunities. He took along his two wives and five kids. However, he slipped from Turkey into Syria with his entire family and joined the burgeoning army of volunteer fighters who travel from different parts of the world to enlist with ISIS, a group whose agenda is to carve out an Islamist caliphate.

From 1995 to 2006, Justice Uwais was Nigeria’s Chief Justice, presiding over the country’s Supreme Court.

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