The Islamic State of the West African
Province (ISWAP), has eliminated two officials of Boko Haram, Abou Hamza (Munzir) and Abou Ibrahim (Nakib),
when they stormed the enclaves of the rival faction at the midnight on September 17, 2022, in Gaizuwa in Bama
Local Government.
It was gathered that the two Commanders
were executed in silent Operations by the ISWAP, as their remains were found in their homes in the
early morning of September 18.
Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency
Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad said before the latest attack, Boko Haram had vowed to revenge the killing of
29 terrorists including a top Commander ambushed
by the ISWAP terrorists.
Competent sources disclosed that Boko Haram
later invited more than 70 fighters from
the axis of Mafa, Karkut, Shiwai, lawe Kanuriye, Kirwa and Amtifur to help them
to carry out the reprisal against the ISWAP.
The source said ‘They divided themselves into two groups before taking off
from Gaizuwa.
“But before arriving at the ISWAP enclave,
they came under another heavy fire by the ISWAP who already knew about their plans, killing unspecified numbers of
them.
“The Boko Haram fighters scampered in
different directions with many killed and injured while some were captured Alive and their weapons seized,” he
said.
The ISWAP had carried out a series of attacks against the Boko Haram
faction within the past weeks plunging the Boko Haram into a state of
uncertainty.