The Islamic State (IS) says it
killed 10 soldiers in an attack in Magumeri, a community in Borno state, on
Friday.
The group made the through AMAQ,
its news agency.
According to Reuters, IS uploaded
images of barracks that were burnt and the remains of the dead soldiers.
A source in the Nigerian army was
said to have confirmed the attack which was reported to have happened around
5:45pm.
The fighters reportedly
overpowered the military base in the town, raided shops and fled after the army
called for reinforcement and air force support from the neighbouring Gubio
town.
Worried by the collaboration
between Islamic State and Boko Haram, in February, Tukur Buratai, chief of army
staff, vowed that the Nigerian military would break the unholy alliance between
the grous.
“I am glad to note that we are
making strides against the Islamic State West Africa or ISWA in our bid to
unhinge the unholy union between them and remnants of the Boko Haram
terrorists,” Buratai had said.
Boko Haram joined IS in 2015. It,
however, split with the group in 2016 over leadership issues.
In March, the IS sacked Abu
Mus’ab Al-barnawi as the leader of ISWAP, a faction of Boko Haram.
Ahmad Salkida, a journalist known
to have access to the leadership of Boko Haram, said the new leader of the
group was Abu Abdullah Ibn Umar Albarnawi.
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