In what appeared to be a continuation of their sustained inter-rivalry clash, the fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) at the weekend attacked an enclave of Boko Haram, during which six of them were reportedly killed.
ISWAP had in a silent operation stormed the home of Boko Haram insurgents in Gajibo, a town 95km northeast of Maiduguri, Borno State capital and slaughtered six whom they declared as “infidels”.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, the attackers also recovered five AK47 riffles from the Boko Haram terrorists.
ISWAP had carried out many successful attacks against Boko Haram terrorists in its sustained feuds, which caused the group a huge casualty and loss of war assets.
The worsening of inter-rivalry clashes, between jihadist groups, that saw ISWAP storm the Boko Haram enclave may lead them to irreversible self-destruction as the revolting ISWAP had vowed to battle more with members of its former main body than even with the Nigerian troops.
Meanwhile, the Northern APC Christians Forum, NACF, has warned that Christians face persecutions should the APC win with its Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket and has as such asked Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, and other Christians in the just inaugurated campaign council to quit the council.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, General Secretary of NACF, Lukas Bako expressed dismay that the party leadership had remained impassive to the concerns of the Christian community on ignoring the diversity of the nation in religion and other areas.
Source: Daily Trust
