ISWAP kills top Military wanted terror kingpin UMMATE MA and scores of his fighters in a deadly rival clash in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
The violent rivalries clash between the Islamic State of West African Province(ISWAP), and the Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, in the North East of Borno has led to the killing of a Notorious Commander "UMMATE MA", and scores of his fighters.
It was gathered that UMMATE MA also known as Muhamma who was in the position of Khayd (Governor) and his fighters were killed on June 1, when ISWAP terrorists staged ambush against a convoy of the Commander at Mandara Mountain in the axis of Gwoza Local Government Area on their way to Cameroon..
An Intelligence Officer, told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency and Security Analysts in the Lake Chad that the ambush triggered two hourz fiercely gunbattle between the terror groups which resulted in the killings of scores of Boko Haram fighters.
The sources said "That the ISWAP terrorists who dispatched from the axis of Cinana Gwoshe, Barawa and Agaba villages on 7 trucks and 10 motorcycles overpowered the Boko Haram terrorists, killing scores of them and seizing their weapons, Guntruck and motorcycles.
He said that the terrorists commander was shot on the chest and several parts of his bodies.
The sources said that the ISWAP coordinated the attack was in response to the killing of a Senior ISWAP Commander, Abou Sadiqou Buorubouru and several other terrorists who were ambushed by the Boko Haram in the fringes of Mandara Mountain.
Zagazola understand that the terrorists had earlier suspended all major attacks against the Nigerian forces and focused it's confrontation on its rivals, vowing to eliminate all of them.
Who was UMMATE MA
UMMATE MA also known as Muhamma was the number 271 among the top most wanted terror kingpin in the list of the Nigerian Military.
He joinned the Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād faction of Boko Haram in 2009, before they are called Boko Haram and rose to become a Khayd (Governor), in the cabinet of Abubakar Shekau.
Little was known about the Mandara born terror leader, untill he participated in invasion of Bama town in September 2014, where hundreds of men were Burchard while many were held captives after the terroritory was declared an Islamic caliphate.
UMMATE MA became popular as the Shadow Governor after he supervised the slaughtering of over 400 men in Bama bridge and imprisonment of about 3,000 women and killing of many men in the Bama Prison.
He also led several missions to attack military positions in Konduga, Kawuri, Banki, Bama and Madagali and coordination of Improvised Explosive Device(IEDs), attacks in the North East Borno and Adamawa states.
The killing of UMMATE MA marks one of the most significant blow to the Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād faction of Boko Haram by the ISWAP.
When the news of his killing broke, the entire Bama, Gwoza and Banki community and it's surrounding Township were thrown into a state of gladness jubilation considering the way and manner UMMATE MA terrorised them.
