Bolaji Jimoh 
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Terrorist groups, Boko Haram and the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) on Thursday clashed in Borno State, resulting in the deaths of at least 85 terrorists.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad made the disclosur in a post on his X handle on Friday.
According to him, the ceaseless, highly increased clashes of supremacy took place between April 24 and 25, 2024.
Makama further stated that as a result of the development, the rival part of Boko Haram has been forced off many islands that it had previously taken from the ISWAP groups.
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“Impeccable sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region that shortly after the terrorists encounter in Kukawa axis, on April 24, 2024, ISWAP mobilized to reinforce its fighters stationed at Tumbum Allura, recaptured recently from JAS elements who desire to carry out reprisals to recover the island.
“The sources said ISWAP fighters were also moved from Sabon Tumbu and Kirta Wulgo towards Tumbum Allura, Daban Wanzam, Abuja Ruwa with over 30 boxes of suspected ammunition and weapons,” he wrote.
