Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri
The Boko Haram terrorists have slaughtered 33 wives of the rival Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Sambisa Forest of Borno state.
The slaughtering of ISWAP wives was however; triggered by the recent killing of its Commander, Malam Aboubakar and 15 others in a fierce gun battle in one of the forest camps.
A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, yesterday (Tuesday), in Maiduguri, disclosed that; “Since December 3, 2022 a top Boko Haram leader in charge of Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Council, Ali Ngulde, has led hundreds of fighters to wage war against ISWAP in the Forest.”
According to Military sources, in Maiduguri, the attack commenced with a failed negotiation initiated by the Boko Haram terrorists group by inviting its rival terror group, that they are ready to surrender to the leadership of IS/ISWAP.
“Unknown to the ISWAP group, Ngulde and his team had staged an ambush against them in which at least 12 of them were killed in Yuwe,” he said, adding that others escaped with gunshot wounds into the forest.
Besides, he added that the Boko Haram terrorists seized four gun trucks and other weapons of ISWAP and set them ablaze.
On how the wives were killed, he said: “Shortly after the victory, the Boko Haram fighters mobilised more fighters from Abu Ikilima’s camp at Gaizuwa, Gabchari, Mantari, and Mallum Masari to attack more ISWAP positions in Ukuba, Arra and Sabil Huda, and Farisu,” stating that 23 fighters were killed in the multiple clashes.
Continued; “A few hours later, a top ISWAP leader, Ba’ana Chingori, called for a declaration of war by leading a handful of fighters to carry out the reprisal attacks on Boko Haram in Farisu.
“The attack paid off as the ISWAP neutralised 15 Boko Haram terrorists, including a unit Commander, Malam Aboubakar (Munzir), and seized seven motorcycles.
“The ISWAP group later retreated and took a position at the Izzah camp.”
Besides, he added that they moved to Garin Abbah, two kilometres away and pinned down to wait for the Boko Haram terrorists.
He noted that instead of going to meet the ISWAP rivals to continue with the fight, the Boko Haram elements made a detour and headed to where ISWAP wives are, and killed 33 of them.
“We believed that in the coming days, ISWAP fighters are likely to react to the brutal killing of their wives by the rival Boko Haram insurgents,” he said.
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