At least 23 Boko Haram insurgents have been killed in an ambush by its affiliate, the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), in a renewed battle of supremacy between the two terrorist organisations.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that this was shortly after eight terrorists, including a Commander simply identified as “Kundu”, were ambushed and killed during a fierce gun-battle with ISWAP terrorists on Thursday.
A report on Friday, citing intelligence sources, disclosed that dozens of terrorists were killed when the ISWAP members stormed a camp of Boko Haram at Kolori in Borno State.
Sources said large numbers of heavily armed insurgents in motorcycles invaded the camp of Boko Haram, dislodging them completely in an hours-long fight.
ISWAP was previously part of late Abubakar Shekau’s group (Boko Haram) before its split six years ago, pledging allegiance to ISIL (ISIS).
The schism was due to religious ideological disagreements over the killing of civilians by Boko Haram, to which ISWAP objected.
