More than 60 fighters from both Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) groups have died following an escalation of violence between the two terror groups in Borno State.
Posts on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency revealed Saturday that fighting between two groups have been raging around Tumbum Ali Island in Marte LGA in the Lake Chad region. Both sides have lost field commanders and their foot soldiers in the clash.
“Scores of fighters from the Jam’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihd, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists, including their commanders were killed during an infighting in the North East of Borno State.
“Reports indicated that a heavy fight broke out between the two groups at Tumbum Ali Island in Marte LGA at about 1400hours.
“Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region that 6 boats belonging to the Bakura Buduma faction and four JAS elements boats, all full with fighters were destroyed.
“The sources said the casualties on both sides could be more than 60 as the infighting continued.”
