ISWAP takes responsibility for Yobe attack, justifies actions
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has officially taken responsibility for the tragic attack in Yobe State that resulted in the deaths of 34 villagers.
According to reports, the incident occurred on Sunday around 4 PM in Mafa town, where the attackers not only murdered residents but also set fire to homes and businesses.
In a letter written in Arabic and circulated by the terrorist group, ISWAP asserted that the assault was carried out in retaliation for the village’s alleged collaboration with the military, which they claim had led to the deaths of their members.
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“This is a message from the soldiers of the Caliphate in the West Africa Province to the leaders, mukhtars, and the rest of the residents and farmers in the town of Mafa and the villages around it.”
“You have been tempted to remain in your countries in safety. The soldiers of the Caliphate will not harm you, nor threaten you with your money, nor hinder you from any activity of yours, whether agriculture, trade, etc., until you have arrogantly raised yourselves to a position in which you believe that your hands will reach our brothers with harm and remain uninterrupted.
“You have harmed our brothers in the past days in the town of (Bangaro) and its environs, and you cooperated and sympathized with the apostates in killing our brothers, and when we arrived in the area, we did not harm you.
“Rather, we limited ourselves to those whose hands were stained with the blood of our brothers, and who were attacked by their weapons, according to the information we found. We thought that by doing so we had warned you with the language of war, hoping that you would be deterred.
“However, this increased your arrogance and arrogance, so you repeated the same crime in the month of Safar.”
Proofreading by Fa’izatu Aliyu Doma, Journalist at Neptune Prime.
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