Tag: ISWAP

“Quit S’West now or die” – Gani Adams, Yoruba leaders warn B’Haram/ISWAP

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Gani Adams, Yoruba leaders warn

Amid reports of fleeing Boko Haram and  the Islamic state West Africa province (ISWAP) operatives infiltrating the South-West region, regional leaders and security stakeholders have issued stern warnings to the terrorists to leave or face elimination. Recall that Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, recently raised concerns about heightened insecurity following the influx of militants from the North-West and North-East into South-West communities, especially border areas. The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, alongside the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), hunters’ associations, and the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), declared their readiness…

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Terrorist fighters from Sahel havecrossedBenin border into Kainji National Park - Report

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Sahel terrorists

A new report says there is ample evidence that terrorist fighters from the Sahel region have crossed into Nigeria through the Benin Republic border. The report was released on Wednesday by a Dutch think-tank, the Clingendael Institute which has done extensive research in the Sahel. The Sahel region has seen a surge in terrorist attacks and extremism, particularly in countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic. The tri-border region in these countries has been particularly affected, with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State expanding their…

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Borno: ?ISWAP terroristsholdingpublic meetings with hungry residents torecruitnew members

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ISWAP terrorists

?…Stresses plan to have separate Islamic country Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jam?’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jih?d, have organised daw?t (preaching) in some villages in Borno State.  In pictures released by ISWAP, sect members were seen publicly engaging with residents of the State, around Lake Chad. The images may be part of the sects efforts to counter statements by the Nigerian military that the Islamist insurgent fighters were on a steady retreat, with troops seizing a sizeable territory hitherto occupied…

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Leave or die – ISWAP threatens Borno communities

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ISWAP threatens

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have given residents of Kukawa LGA notice to quit their communities or face death from the terror group. This is coming barely four days after the terrorist group killed fifteen fishermen in the Tumbun Rogo community. A resident, who escaped from his community to Maiduguri, the State capital, three hours after receiving the threat, revealed this to  newsmen yesterday. Explaining his experience, the resident, who pleaded anonymity, said the terrorists had gathered residents of various communities in the LGA in the early hours…

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Troops uncovers ISWAP bread factory in Borno

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ISWAP bread

Troops from ‘Operation Lake Sanity’ III, part of ‘Operation Hadin Kai‘, have reportedly uncovered an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist bread production factory concealed within their hideout in Maisani, Timbuktu Triangle, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, quoting intelligence sources, disclosed that yesterday, the combined forces of 199 Special Forces Battalion, Hybrid Forces, and Civilian JTF (Joint Task Force) discovered the bread factory during a mission into the terrorists hideout on Sunday. The sources said that the factory was destroyed…

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Borno: ISWAP militants chop-off fishermens hands over failure to pay taxes, theft

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The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants have recently severed the hands of two fishermen in Marte, Borno State, after accusing them of stealing fish. The fishermen, according to a Counter-Insurgency Expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, were part of a larger group engaged in fishing activities under the control of ISWAP, where they were subject to levies and taxes. The two fishermen, according to sources familiar with the sad incident, incurred the wrath of the militants when they were found to have failed to pay their…

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Borno: Over 60 Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters killed in fresh infighting

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Scores of fighters from Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) groups have been reportedly killed during a renewed infighting in Borno. According to a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, some field commanders from both groups were killed during a heavy fight at Tumbum Ali Island, in Marte LGA around 2 p.m. yesterday. The publication said the fight was in retaliation for the massive killing of ISWAP fighters by the Bakura Buduma-led faction of Boko Haram after seizing most of their hideouts.…

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NAF sustains airstrikes amidst ISWAP hostilities against farmers, fishermen in Borno LGA

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The terrorist group, Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has sustained a string of devastating losses as a result of continuous airstrikes coordinated by the Nigerian military within the Marte local government area of Borno State. The strikes resulted in the elimination of key ISWAP commanders, scores of foot soldiers, and the destruction of their supplies, VBIED factory, and vehicles. The NAF air strikes also denied the terrorists sanctuary and freedom of action by forcing them to relocate from their hide out camps. Some of the air strikes were…

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Borno: Over 80 fleeing ISWAP terrorists drown in river

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At least eighty-two (82) members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) and their families were reportedly drowned in a river in Borno State. According to reports, the terrorists drowned while fleeing the North-East axis of Damasak. Terrorists operating from the Lake Chad region are said to have met their Waterloo while attempting to flee massive troop incursions between June 2 and 3, 2023. They were reportedly attempting to cross into Niger Republic. Separate incidents were reported in the communities of Bulama Modori, Kaneram, Dogomolu, and Jokka. The…

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Terrorism: 443 Boko Haram surrender, as death toll rises to 300 in clash with ISWAP

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At least, 443 more Boko Haram terrorists and family members who escaped the week-long sustained massive attacks by the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State, have surrendered to troops. This is as death toll on Boko Harams side following the ISWAP attack has risen to 300. A total of 223 of the Boko Haram elements surrendered to the troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Diffa and Gueskerou, in the Republic of Niger, between March 7 to 10, 2023. Another 220 members of the…

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