ISWAP-BOKO HARAM CLASH IN BORNO LEAVES MORE THAN 10 DEAD
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By: Fasasi Hammad
More than 10 fighters were killed on Tuesday during a fierce clash between the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and the Bukura faction loyal to Abu Umaima in Borno State.
The confrontation took place along the Lake Chad Basin axis in Abadam Local Government Area, according to counter-insurgency security analyst Zagazola Makama, who shared the details on X.
Security sources told Makama that the fighting erupted near Dogon Chiku Buhari village, a border community in Abadam LGA, less than one kilometre from the Nigeria–Niger border.
Sources said Bukura faction fighters, reportedly operating from settlements across the border in Niger Republic, launched an attack on ISWAP elements stationed on the Nigerian side.
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“The fighting occurred around Dogon Chiku Buhari, east of Tubum Mota and along the Bosso–Diffa axis in Niger Republic. It lasted several hours and caused heavy casualties on both sides,” one of the sources stated.
Tubum Mota village, located east of Malam Fatori and approximately 19 kilometres away, has long been a hotspot for clashes between rival extremist groups operating in the Lake Chad Basin region.
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