Infighting: Boko Haram Faction Kills 45 ISWAP Terrorists In Ambush

Infighting: Boko Haram Faction Kills 45 ISWAP Terrorists In Ambush

At least 45 terrorists of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) were killed in an ambush by the group’s affiliates, Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad faction of Boko Haram in the North-East of Lake Chad, top security analyst disclosed.

The attack according to the source was led by one Mohammed Ari, a Deadly Spiritual Warfare Commander of JAS – loyal to the Bakura Buduma, in Yauma Wango and Ngaama, in Abadam local government area of Borno State between March 24 and 28, 2022.

The top security analyst in the Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, has obtained a video showing the brutal mass execution of the ISWAP fighters in an operation which lasted more than four hours.

The 6:64 minute-long amateur video, shows the terrorists mostly aged between 15-20, dressed in a unique attire with their heads tied with a red material.

Before they were killed, the Boko Haram disarmed the ISWAP of their weapons and paraded them to a nearby position, apparently a march to their graves, then shot them at a closed range.

One terrorists were heard saying ‘don’t spare any of them’. The terrorists later began cutting the throats of the ISWAP members, while others were burnt alive inside their Hilux trucks.

The footage later showed bodies lying face-down in the sand and others that were burnt beyond recognition. The Buduma terrorists were later seen celebrating the victory on motorcycles and chanting ‘Allahu Akhbar’, meaning God is Great.

The bloodbath between the two groups of the terrorists has continued especially in the axis of Lake Chad, Abadam, Niger Republic, Sambisa forest and Mandara Mountain with hundreds of casualties recorded so far on both sides within the last one year.

In February 26, the Buduma insurgents anbushed and killed one Abu-Sadiq Burubouru, Gabara/Galta close to Mandara Mountain in the South of Borno.

On February 9, another fight broke out between the ISWAP terrorists and Bakura Buduma faction at Tumbus of Bazarkowo Island in deep Lake Chad.

On February 15, Muhammed Ari, Spiritual Warfare Commander of JAS Bakura Faction was declared wanted for spearheading war against ISWAP in Kaduna Ruwa, Tumbum Ali, Kirta, Sabon Tumbu, Kwatalo and Mardas general area of the LCB.

Commanders who participated in the attack included the Khayd of the Buduma led by Malam Abdul Faruk, an indigene of Chad Republic and his 2nd in Command, one Malam Kaka Modu also a Buduma from Nguimi, Niger Republic.

ISWAP later coordinated a reprisal attack led by Amir Mohammed Mustapha, Jubril, Muhammed Yusuf, Malam Hassan, Malam Ba’ana among others, in company of hundreds of fighters, and killed about 20 JAS terrorists in Tumbum Gini, Kiri Kiri and Kwantan Mota.