Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists clashed again over territories in the Lake Chad region and lost many of their fighters in the process.
The terrorists were killed on the Islands of Kandahar and Kaduna Ruwa on the shores of Lake Chad, near Kukawa community in Borno State.
The Guardian gathered that the fight began, late afternoon on Monday, when ISWAP launched a fresh assault on the camp of Abou Hurayra, a leader of the Buduma faction of Boko Haram.
A counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed, yesterday, in Maiduguri, that the ISWAP led by Ali Kwaya and Abou Hassaini from Kirta in Ngala Local Council, arrived in seven canoes with fighters on board to engage the Boko Haram terrorists.
According to him, this led to the clash, which lasted about an hour, claiming many lives of terrorists on the two islands.
The Guardian also gathered that ISWAP recorded higher casualties, as military sources in Maiduguri confirmed that out of the canoes conveying the ISWAP terrorists, only two returned to Kirt hideout camp.
“The continuous deadly clashes between the terrorist groups have resulted into the deaths of many fighters from both sides,” said Makama.
Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri
