The incident was confirmed on Monday to SaharaReporters by the President of Borno South Youth Alliance (BOSYA), Samaila Ibrahim Kaigam.
A faction of Boko Haram known as Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) has confirmed that fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) abducted more than 50 students from Mussa Askira School in Uba Local Government Area of Borno State as retaliation for a deadly attack launched against ISWAP by JAS insurgents.
The incident was confirmed on Monday to SaharaReporters by the President of Borno South Youth Alliance (BOSYA), Samaila Ibrahim Kaigam.
According to Kaigam, the abduction occurred after JAS fighters invaded and defeated ISWAP members in a recent confrontation, forcing ISWAP to later return on what he described as a “revenge mission.”
Kaigam said the rival terror groups had engaged in intense clashes in recent days, with JAS allegedly overpowering ISWAP fighters before temporarily occupying their territory.
