Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Boko Haram in disarray as Amir Abba-Gana emerges ISWAP factional leader

Must read

Ibrahim Ramalan
Ibrahim Ramalan
Ibrahim Ramalan is a graduate of Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. With nearly a decade-long, active journalism practice, Mr Ramalan has been able to rise from a cub reporter to the exalted position of an editor; first as Arts Editor with the Blueprint Newspapers before resigning in 2019; second and presently as an Associate Editor of the Daily Nigerian online newspaper. He can be reached via ibroramalan@gmail.com, or www.facebook.com/ibrahim.ramalana, or @McRamalan on Twitter.
- Advertisement -
tiamin rice
tiamin rice

As more fighters grew war weary, opts to surrender The Boko Haram splinter group, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) camp is currently in disarray as infighting has further factionalised the insurgents especially with the appointment of Amir Abba-Gana as the new factional leader.

Sources informed PRNigeria on Monday that ISWAP selected Mr Abba-Gana as the new factional leader of the group, following the elimination of Ba’a Idirisa, by the sect on February 9, 2019.

Mr Idirisa, who replaced Abu-Mossad Albarnawee both biological children of late Muhammad Yusuf, three months ago, was assassinated alongside three other commanders in an attempt to surrender and renounce the war.

tiamin rice

Intelligence sources noted that further on the spot assessment conducted on the Jihadists group had revealed that about 25 high profile Boko Haram terrorist commanders were killed within the past two months following intensified military raid in the North-eastern Lake Chad, while many others fled the lake chad general area to the neighbouring countries of Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

whatsApp

The massive death was confirmed to have been cause by Undetonated Improvised explosive Devices (UIED’s), used to fortified the camps by the insurgents.

It was also revealed that the Tumbus are now virtually left in the hands of local inhabitants who were forcefully recruited or abducted into the sect mostly from Mobbar, Abadan, Guzamalla, Kukawa and Marte Local Government Areas of Borno State, North East Nigeria.

The local terrorists fighters were also said to have been forcibly recruited along with some few Budumas who stayed back to hold ground in anticipation for elevation in status which mostly can not operate some of the supporting weapons left by the fleeing commanders.

The source equally noted that two foreign terrorist sponsors were killed during the air raid and ground assault by the Nigerian troops. During this operation, sources revealed, all other foreign commanders fled, leaving behind only one suspected to be moving around Tumbun Kibiya, Tumbun Alura, Tumbun Kurna and Kayewa where the few commanders and special forces fighters relocated to after striking Sabon Tumbun and Tudun Wulgo recently.

There was also anticipation from Intelligence sources of an imminent “massive protest in the ISWAP camps as some fighters started accusing the leadership of misleading them while in the other hand, mothers of the trained infants fighters are also calling on their children to lay down their arms in order not to be killed convincing them to surrender”.

- Advertisement -

More articles

- Advertisement -

Latest article

- Advertisement -