ISWAP leadership crisis: Ba Shuwa purges Buduma commanders in Lake Chad

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ISWAP leadership crisis deepens as Ba Shuwa purges senior Buduma commanders in Lake Chad By Zagazola Makama The leadership crisis within the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly deepened in the Lake Chad area, with the group’s Wali, Ba Shuwa, accused of ordering the execution of a senior Buduma Shura Council member and the arrest of several prominent Buduma commanders. Credible intelligence told Zagazola that the latest development formed part of an intensifying interna