There is currently crisis in the camp of the Islamic State
of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of the Boko Haram sect.
Ba’a Idirisa, son of late Muhammed Yusuf, who is leader of
the group in Nigeria, has been killed, according to sources.
Yusuf is the founder of the sect. His son was reportedly
killed alongside three other commanders.
A source revealed that the ISWAP leaders were killed on
February 9 for “driving an idea” which was considered too soft for the
insurgents.
“Idirisa had told his fighters to stop killing captured soldiers and should be kind to
villagers,” the source said.
“But elements within the ISWAP leadership were not happy
about this. They accused Idirisa and two others of being too soft and that they
had been compromised. They were eventually killed.”
Another source said a communication between Idirisa and a
humanitarian organisation was intercepted and the late insurgent leader was
overheard suing for peace.
The source said Idirisa’s death has deepened the crisis in
the Boko Haram camp as his loyalists have vowed to rebel.
Some of the fighters have reportedly accused their leaders
of misleading them.
The development is coming at a time when the sect lost about
25 of its commanders. The military has carried out a series of raids on Boko
Haram targets in the last two months.
Many others, sources said, fled into the neighbouring
countries of Chad, Niger and Cameroon as a result of heavy bombardment from
security forces.
One Abba Gana, has now been named as
the new leader of ISWAP in Nigeria.
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