No fewer than 23 fighters of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād Boko-Haram members have been killed in an ambush by its affiliates Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) in a renewed latest war of supremacy between the deadly sects.
Daily Trust had earlier reported how a fierce battle broke out between late Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram faction and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday, leading to the killing of a commander simply identified as “Kundu” and dozens of fighters.
This was shortly after eight terrorists including a middle rank Commander simply identified as “Kundu” were ambushed and killed during a fierce gunbattle with the ISWAP on Thursday.
A source claimed that the 23 terrorists were killed when the ISWAP stormed another camp of the JAS at Bula Shaitan and Kolori located between Bama and Konduga.
The source said large numbers of heavily armed insurgents headed by Ba’ana Chingori of ISWAP in motorcycles invaded the camp of the Boko Haram, dislodging them completely in a hour-long fight.
Similarly, Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad confirmed both incidents. (Daily Trust)
