Nine ISWAP fighters reportedly die in cholera outbreak in Borno

A cholera outbreak has reportedly killed nine fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Timbuktu Triangle, a known terrorist stronghold in Borno State, intelligence sources have disclosed.

Security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on X cited Security sources who said the disease had spread across several ISWAP enclaves in the area, exposing worsening sanitary conditions and limited access to medical care within the insurgents’ camps.

According to intelligence sources, two other ISWAP fighters who were infected with the disease were allegedly executed by fellow members of the group after efforts to manage their condition at Kimba village failed.

The sources said the incident reflects the deteriorating health conditions inside the terrorist camps, where sustained military operations have disrupted the group’s logistics, including access to medicines and treatment facilities.

“The development pointed to the worsening health conditions within the terrorist hideouts, where sustained military pressure has disrupted logistics, including access to medicines and treatment facilities,” the sources said.  

They added that commanders had also been encouraged to intensify efforts to intercept medical supplies and pharmaceutical products believed to be destined for terrorist camps in order to further weaken ISWAP’s treatment capability and operational resilience.