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Five days after a group of terrorists affiliated to Boko Haram eliminated 24 Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters, at Mandra and Gaba Mountains in Gwoza town, Borno State, a reprisal attack has been launched by insurgents loyal to ISWAP, sources have told PRNigeria.
The suspected ISWAP elements, carried out the reprisal at the camp of the Commander of Boko Haram, Bakoura Modou, in Lake Chad axis on Tuesday.
PRNigeria gathered that the SWAP fighters stormed Modou’s Lake Chad camp in 50 local speed boats on Wednesday.
“More than 87 ISWAP jihadists were killed in the clash,” he said.
In another development, no fewer than 18 villagers in Zamfara State were killed during an attack by armed bandits.
The bandits, it was learnt, invaded Kuryan Madaro, on Tuesday night.
Local sources said some houses and business shops were razed, together with 15 vehicles, which include a police patrol van.
•Pieced together from different reports byPRNigeria.
