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Boko Haram: After 121 terrorists surrender, ISWAP attack Military location in Gwoza
Boko Haram: After 121 terrorists surrender, ISWAP attack Military location in Gwoza
By: James Bwala
Reports reaching NEWSng in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital indicated that the Nigerian military have battled ISWAP elements in Gwoza town for nearly four hours resulting in heavy casualties on the side of the suspected members of Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, a faction of Boko Haram .
The report said the attack by ISWAP elements was coming less than 24 hours after 121 of the terrorists surrendered to the Nigerian troops in Gwoza, one of the 27 local government areas in Borno state and a former Boko Haram Caliphate.
A military source revealed last night that they (military) are currently engaging the terrorists in a gun battle.
He said the surrendered members who were believed to be from Jama’atul Ahlil Sunnah Lid’dawati wal Jihad faction, a Boko Haram faction have since been transferred to the Operation Safe Corridor camp in Maiduguri.
According to him, the attack by the ISWAP fighters may have been in protest of the massive surrender by the Terrorists elements amongst them.
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It could be recalled that the Theatre Commander, Major General Christopher Musa had revealed that so far over 20,000 Boko Haram members have surrendered to troops in Borno state. The numbers have rattled the ranks of the fighters within ISWAP and thereby informed their uncoordination and suicide appearances.
Our Correspondent also reports that the massive surrender of the Terrorists elements started after the killing of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the JAS group in May 2021 by the ISWAP faction at a battle in Sambisa Forest.
In 2014, Boko Haram declared its caliphate in Gwoza town after overrunning a weak security at that time, killing several and displacing thousands of people.
But Gwoza was liberated and so many Boko Haram fighters killed by the Nigerian Army in 2015 under Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai the then chief of army staff.
Since then there has been a gradual return of peace in Gwoza as internally displaced persons, IDP were also being resettled with the appearance of civil authorities in the area.
Boko Haram: After 121 terrorists surrender, ISWAP attack Military location in Gwoza
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
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VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
By: Our Reporter
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the wedding fatiha of Aisha, daughter of Shehu Aliyu, an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, and Muhammad Jalal, son of former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Talban Minna, at the National Mosque, Abuja.
The solemnisation, led by the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam, alongside other Imams, featured prayers for the couple’s blessings.
Vice President Shettima stood in for the bride, while Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu represented the groom, culminating in the presentation of the dowry and the formal tying of the marital knot.
The event was graced by prominent dignitaries, including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi, former Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki, Katsina State Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe, the Emir of Borgu, Niger State, Muhammad Sani Dantoro among many others.
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