Boko Haram Kills Five Soldiers, 15 Civilian JTF Members In Ajiri, Borno State
Militants of the Islamic State backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, have killed five soldiers in Ajiri. Ajiri is a community in Mara Local Government Area of Borno State, which is about 52km from Maiduguri, the state capital. SaharaReporters gathered that the insurgents who came in several trucks fitted with machine guns on Monday evening also killed 15 Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members and 10 residents. Security sources said some CJTF members have still not been accounted fo...