Islamic State ‘sacks’ Boko Haram factional leader, Al-barnawi

The Islamic State has sacked Abu Mus’ab Al-barnawi as the leader of Islamic State West Africa Province, a faction of the Boko Haram insurgent group.

Ahmad Salkida, a journalist with access to the leadership of the group, disclosed this on Monday night in a tweet.

No reason, Salkida said, was given for sack of factional Boko Haram insurgent group leader.

According to him, the new leader of the group is Abu Abdullah Ibn Umar Albarnawi.

Salkida tweeted, “The Islamic State has sacked Abu Mus’ab Albarnawi as the leader of its West African affiliate (ISWAP).” Salkida wrote on Twitter.

“ The new Wali, according to an 18:13 audio recording, is Abu Abdullah Ibn Umar Albarnawi. No reason was given for the sack of Abu Musab (‘Habib’)

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The sacked Musab is the eldest surviving son of Mohammed Yusuf, founder of Boko Haram, who was killed in 2009.

He was the spokesman of Boko Haram before the group pledged allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2015.

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