Many Boko Haram insurgents have been ambushed and killed by fighters of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP).
This happened during a renewed clash that occurred last Friday.
It was gathered that the ISWAP members ambushed the Boko Haram terrorists along the road between Gajiganna and Gajiram in Borno State, which left many terrorists dead.
According to a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, some Boko Haram fighters on motorcycles staged an ambush on two ISWAP vehicles, which led to heavy fighting.
A source told Makama that several Boko Haram terrorists were killed during the clash, while their motorcycles and rifles were seized by the ISWAP fighters.
According to the source, the terrorists were among those who attacked and killed eight farmers in Mafa communities in the state recently
The source said: “In the course of the encounter, several Boko Haram terrorists were killed while their motorcycles and rifles were seized by the ISWAP faction.
“The Boko Haram fighters were among those who attacked and killed eight farmers in Mafa communities recently.”