In a recent violent confrontation, scores of fighters from Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) met their demise on the islands of Kandahar and Kaduna Ruwa along the Lake Chad shores near the Nigerian-Cameroonian border.
The clash commenced on the afternoon of January 15, 2024, as ISWAP forces, led by Ali Kwaya and Abou Hassaini, initiated a fresh assault on the camp of Abou Hurayra, a prominent leader of the Buduma faction of Boko Haram.
Sources report that the ISWAP fighters, arriving on seven canoes, engaged in a fierce battle with their Boko Haram counterparts for approximately an hour.
The clash resulted in higher casualties for the ISWAP faction, with only two out of the seven canoes returning to Kirta.
This latest altercation marks a continuation of deadly clashes between the rival terrorist groups, leading to the deaths of numerous fighters from both sides.