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Festus Iyorah

Rivalry among Boko Haram factions compounds violence in northern Nigeria

A vehicle allegedly belonging to the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) militant group is seen in Baga on August 2, 2019 [Audu Marte/AFP]

Lagos, Nigeria – Three years ago, Hussaini Abubakar feared the worst when armed men on motorbikes and in military camouflage stormed Damari, his village in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria.

Unlike the bandits who have been troubling the region over the last decade and whose terror routines Abubakar’s community knew too well, these attackers were different.

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