The fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) again attacked its rival faction, the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād known as Boko Haram terrorists at midnight of Friday at the terrorists enclave in Bama local government area of Borno State, killing 29 fighters.
Our correspondent gathered that a column of the ISWAP terrorists led by Ba’ana Chigori invaded the Boko Haram positions in Gaizuwa otherwise known as Gabchari, Mantari and Mallum Masari in the operations which started at about 21:00hours.
An intelligence report obtained in the Lake Chad said the attack triggered a fierce gunbattle between the terror groups.
“The ISWAP overpowered the rival groups who were taken unaware and killed scores of them while the surviving terrorists retreated. Women and children were spared.
“The dead fighters were buried around the home of Abu Iklilima in Gabchari at about 8:30am on Saturday, September 17,” he said.
“The Boko Haram leadership later held a meeting at about 11 a.m. to declare a major reprisal against ISWAP terrorists, with fighters mobilised from the axis of Mafa, Karkut,Shiwai, lawe Kanuriye, Kirwa and Amtifur.
“The Boko Haram elements will carry out the reprisal today, September 17, 2022,”he said.
ISWAP terrorists eliminated eight of the Boko Haram terrorists including commander simply identified as “Kundu” on Thursday September 15 between the axis of Bama to Dikwa in Borno.
Another 23 fighters were killed in the camp of the Bula Shaitan and Kolori located between Bama and Konduga.
