ISWAP Terrorists Claim They Attacked ‘Red Cross Headquarters' In Borno, Razed Several Nigerian Military Vehicles

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), an Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, has claimed that its fighters attacked an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Borno State.

ISWAP disclosed this in a statement seen by SaharaReporters; the terror group claimed it attacked the Red Cross headquarters in Monguno on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, military sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that though an international Non-governmental organization office was ransacked by the group, the property wasn’t being used by ICRC as claimed.

“Yes, it was an office complex used by an NGO but not Red Cross, two of their staff were also abducted and they are demanding N50million to release them,” the source said.

The source added that the terrorists razed many buildings and some military operational vehicles during the attack that lasted for over two hours.

Since the death of JAS leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad.

The sect’s membership has swollen with the defection of hundreds of Boko Haram fighters under Shekau.

The Nigerian Army has repeatedly claimed that insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses.

The terror group has caused over 100,000 deaths and displaced millions of people mainly in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.