It was also gathered that two vigilante members lost their lives to
landmines during clearance operation by troops around the western part of
Damboa on Thursday.
According to a security source ,the civilians who
were riding motorcycles mistakenly stepped on improvised explosive devices,
which instantly killed two people.
He added that dead bodies were brought to Damboa town yesterday morning
for Islamic funeral rites.
“We lost two civilians who supported us during clearance operation as a
result of a landmine planted by ISWAP fighters to truncate operations in Damboa
Council Area,” he said.
Similarly, it was learnt that ISWAP fighters have been terrorising
farmers since Monday.
It was also learnt that the outlawed group had forcefully taken away
more than 50 bicycles from farmers in the last five days.
“This week alone, farmers have lost about 57 bicycles to ISWAP fighters
who attacked them on a daily basis on their farmlands. They threatened to kill
them if they refused to surrender their bicycles.
“They collected all our money, phones and water,” one of the victims
said.
The army is yet to issue any statement on the latest attack.
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