More than 10 fighters were killed on Tuesday during a violent clash between the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, and the Bukura faction loyal to Abu Umaima in Borno State.

The incident occurred along the Lake Chad Basin axis of Abadam Local Government Area, according to a post on X by counter-insurgency security expert Zagazola Makama.

Security sources told Makama that the fighting broke out around Dogon Chiku Buhari village, a border community in Abadam LGA, less than one kilometre from the Nigeria–Niger border.

The sources said fighters of the Bukura faction, believed to be operating from settlements on the Niger Republic side of the Lake Chad Basin, attacked ISWAP elements based on the Nigerian side of the border.

“The fighting took place around Dogon Chiku Buhari, east of Tubum Mota and along the Bosso–Diffa axis in Niger Republic. It lasted several hours and resulted in heavy casualties on both sides,” one of the sources said.

Tubum Mota village is located east of Malam Fatori, about 19 kilometres away, an area that has remained a frequent flashpoint for rival extremist groups operating around the Lake Chad Basin.