Crimes

Supremacy battle: Boko Haram kills scores of ISWAP terrorists

Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed and killed scores of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a renewed ‘war of supremacy’ between the two extremist sects.

It was gathered that the insurgents of the Boko Haram faction loyal to Buduma slaughtered dozens of ISWAP fighters at a makeshift gravesite.

The Boko Haram terrorists later burnt alive some ISWAP terrorists in gun trucks.

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Meanwhile, troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Wednesday eliminated no fewer than 33 ISWAP fighters.

It was also gathered that the MNJTF troops also rescued dozens of women and children during a military operation in Gamborun Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.

According to PRNigeria, items recovered from the terrorists include guntrucks, motorcycles and sophisticated weapons.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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