ISWAP Kills 23 Farmers, Fishermen, Abduct 18 Others In Borno

No fewer than 23 farmers and fishermen were killed in an attack by terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Malam Karanti Village, near Baga in Kukawa local government area of Borno State.

The attack occurred on Thursday morning in Malam Karanti, a village five kilometres from Baga in Kukawa local government area.

Sources said the terrorists gathered farmers and fishermen near the village and killed 23 beans farmers.

“The terrorists spared an elderly man, who later alerted the community. The terrorists assembled people in Malam Karanti and killed them. Most of the victims were beans farmers,” sources said.

Residents attempting to recover bodies were forced to retreat after ISWAP launched another attack.

“We tried to organise a rescue mission with security agencies to recover the victims’ bodies, but the terrorists returned and prevented us. Many families are waiting for their loved ones,” another source said.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Christopher Musa during his visit on Thursday, assured residents of Borno and North-East that the military was frantically working to deal with the terrorists and flush them out of their enclaves to end the crisis.

He added that the military was synergising with friendly countries such as Russia, France among others to deploy sophisticated weapons that could bring the war quickly to an end.

Gen. Musa added that recharging of the Lake Chad will also enhance troops to navigate the Lake Chad axis to eliminate the terrorists, especially the ISWAP who have capitalised on the economic fortunes of the Chad Basin such as fishing and farming to boost their logistics base.