MAIDUGURI — The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have attacked Ajiri village in the Mara Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday night.
Ajiri is about 52km from Maiduguri, the state capital.
Since the death of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad.
A source told an online newspaper that the insurgents came in several trucks fitted with machine guns on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, troops of the Nigerian Army are said to have engaged the terrorists in a gun battle.
Recently, it appointed Wali Sani Shuwaram, a 45-year-old as the new leader (Wali) of ISWAP in Lake Chad.
The terror group has caused over 50,000 deaths and displaced millions of people mainly in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States in the North-East region.
The Nigerian Army has repeatedly claimed that insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any loss.
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