How ISWAP Fighters Overpowered, Dislodged Soldiers In Borno

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) on Monday attacked a town in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno state.

The town was reportedly stormed by the ISWAP fighters in the early morning of Monday. Their approach into the town was trailed with rents of gun shots in the air.

The Nigerian Army according to reports engaged the insurgents but were overpowered and dislodged.

According to The Cable, most civilians in the area ran into the bush to seek safety. Some international and local humanitarian workers stationed in the town were reportedly trapped.

Others were said to have found their way through the bush and moved towards the Cameroon border.

Green White Green (GWG) had earlier reported that scores of ISWAP and Boko Haram fighters were killed during a deadly clash between the terrorist groups in Northern Abadam, Borno State.

PRNigeria gathered that Boko Haram militants who had planned to surrender came under heavy attack by their angry ISWAP counterparts in  Gusuriya community, near Dumbawa village.

The Boko Haram members were on their way to surrender to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) at the border with Niger Republic on August 22, 2021, when they were attacked.

One intelligence source, who is familiar with the development, disclosed that ISWAP leadership was rattled by Boko Haram fighters’ desertion and placed a death sentence on any fleeing member in the Lake Chad axis.

“The deadly attack was coordinated by one Abba-Kaka, a self-acclaimed ISWAP Governor of Tumbumma, Commanding Marte, Abadam, Kukawa and Magumeri, leading to a heavy gun battle that lasted for hours which resulted in the killing of over 25 terrorists including three Commanders while many other militants, who ran in different directions with their families were left with bullets wounds.

Another source told PRNigeria that the continued internal rift and the hostility between the two militant groups are exacerbated by the execution of JAS (Boko Haram) fighters for committing a minor offence as well as refusal to appoint them into key positions.”

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