BREAKING: Many Feared Dead As ISWAP Fighters Clash With Boko Haram Members In Forest
The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists have killed many Boko Haram fighters, including their women and children during a fresh clash in Sambisa Forest in Borno State, northeast Nigeria.
This was disclosed by a popular counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama in a Twitter post, where he claimed that the two terrorist groups clashed against each other on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
He said the ISWAP terrorists stormed the hideouts of Boko Haram in Bula Alhaji Garwaye, killing members of the rival group and their families.
“They killed all the women and their children. Even little babies were not spared. The dead bodies could be more than 50. There are many of them. The dead bodies were scattered all over the place as we speak,” a source privy to the incident was quoted by Zagazola.
It was further noted that only a few Boko Haram members escaped while their belongings, including motorbikes, bicycles, and guns, were looted by the invaders. They later torched Boko Haram’s hamlet and fled the site.
Boko Haram carried out a similar attack on December 22, 2022, killing about 33 wives of ISWAP fighters in order to avenge the deaths of their (Boko Haram) fighters, including a notable commander, Malam Aboubakar (Munzir).
