Breaking: Boko Haram terrorists launch a new attack on a Borno community, forcing residents to flee

Boko Haram militants from the Islamic State-backed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jam’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihd, are currently attacking Auno, a village in Borno State’s Konduga Local Government Area.

According to early reports, insurgents stormed the community early Monday morning, firing heavy artillery.

According to a soldier, the situation forced people to flee for their lives and remain indoors as the shooting continued.

He went on to say that the troops defeated the terrorists in a gunfight and forced them to flee.

“It’s unclear whether there have been any casualties.” “I can’t say if anyone else was kidnapped; it was an attack on commuters using the community’s highway,” the source said.

ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in areas around Lake Chad since the death of JAS leader Abubakar Shekau.

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Wali Sani Shuwaram, 45, was recently appointed as the new Leader (Wali) of ISWAP in Lake Chad.

Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters have defected to Shekau, increasing the sect’s membership.

The Nigerian army has repeatedly claimed that the insurgency has been largely defeated, and any losses are frequently downplayed.

The terror group has killed over 50,000 people and displaced millions of others, primarily in the states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe.