ISWAP Fighters Kidnap Four During Attack On Borno Village

At least four persons have been abducted by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during an attack on a village in Borno State.

According to Security analyst and Counter-Insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the four victims and the terrorists were last sighted around Kayi Buji village at about 11pm on Thursday night.

Makama claimed that the abductees were then moved to Timbuktu triangle general area, a border area between Borno and Yobe States.

ISWAP terrorists have abducted about four unknown persons on Thursday Feb 24.

They were lastly seeing around Kayi Buji at about 11pm last night.

 They then moved with the victims to Timbuktu general area. pic.twitter.com/bPEPboPRCK

— Zagazola (@ZagazOlaMakama) February 25, 2022

This attack followed the invasion of Gumsuri village in Damboa Local Government Area of the state on Thursday night by ISWAP fighters.

Recall that troops of the Nigerian Army conducting clearance operations in the North West region have killed 55 terrorists in Kaduna State.

It was learned that troops of Operation Thunder Strike/Whirl Punch carried out the operation around Labi general area along the Kaduna – Birnin Gwari road in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.

The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known during a press conference on Thursday at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the troops engaged 75 bandits in a fierce battle around Labi general area close to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) and neutralized 55 of the criminals.