Angry Boko Haram fighters have killed 33 wives of Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Sambisa to avenge the killing of their commander, Malam Aboubakar (Munzir) and 15 others who were killed in a deadly infighting.
Since December 3, 2022, a top Boko Haram leader in charge of Mandara Mountain, Ali Ngulde, has led hundreds of fighters to wage war against the ISWAP in Sambisa Forest.
The attack began after a failed negotiation initiated by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (Boko Haram) terrorist group, which invited ISWAP to a truce a meeting. They had promised to surrender themselves (mubayi’a) to IS/ISWAP leadership.
Intelligence source revealed to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad, that unknown to the ISWAP group, Ngulde and his team had staged an ambush against them in which at least 12 of them were killed in Yuwe while others escaped with bullets wounds.
In the aftermath of the encounters, Boko Haram members seized four Hilux trucks mounted with weapons belonging to their rivals and burnt another.
A source said that shortly after the victory, the Boko Haram fighters mobilised more fighters from Abu Ikilima’s camp at Gaizuwa, Gabchari, Mantari and Mallum Masari to attack more ISWAP positions in Ukuba, Arra and Sabil Huda and Farisu, killing about 23 more fighters.
A few hours later, a top ISWAP leader, Ba’ana Chingori, called for a declaration of war and led a column of fighters to carry out reprisal attacks on Boko Haram in Farisu.
The attack paid off as the ISWAP neutrialised 15 Boko Haram terrorists including a unit Commander, Malam Aboubakar (Munzir) and seized seven motorcycles from them.
The ISWAP group later retreated and took position at the camp of Izzah. Thereafter, they moved to Garin Abbah, located about 2 kilometres where they pinned down to wait for the Boko Haram.
