ISWAP kills 26 fishermen in Borno

Vanguard sources said that nine among the victims managed to flee the scene, amongst them were three who sustained bullet wounds, but the gunmen surrounded the rest of the 26 victims at gun points.

“The terrorists asked the victims to lay down. Thereafter, they used their fishing net and wrapped the victims before they started torturing them. After that they became unconscious, the terrorists opened fire at them, killing 26 persons instantly.

“The bodies of the 26 victims were later recovered during search and rescue operation by troops who received the news by victims who fled the attack”.

This attack on civilians is coming barely a week after the troops of Operation Hadin Kai intercepted and killed one  Commander of the jihadists and some of his fighters during a fighting patrol in Mukdolo village.