Scores of Boko Haram and fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), were killed in clash between the two groups in Islands of Kandahar and Kaduna Ruwa in the Lake Chad shores Kukawa, near the Nigerian Border with Cameroon.
It was gathered that the clashes began late afternoon on Monday, January 15, 2024 when the ISWAP faction launched a fresh assault in the camp of Abou Hurayra, a Leader of the Boko Haram Buduma Faction.
A security Analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the Lakechad region and west Africa Zagazola Makama, understands that the ISWAP fighters led by Ali Kwaya and Abou Hassaini from Kirta in Ngala LGA, arrived on 7 canoes with fighters on board and began engaging the rival group. The battle lasted for about an hour.
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It was gathered that the ISWAP faction recorded higher casualties as sources confirmed that out of the 7 canoes conveying the ISWAP fighters, only two returned back to Kirta.
The latest skirmish is a continuation of the deadly clashes between the two terrorists groups which have resulted to death of tens of fighters from both sides.