Hundreds of Nigerian Boko Haram jihadists who are being held in a camp after surrendering to the military rioted on Wednesday to demand the right to slaughter cows for meat, sources said. According to the Nigerian military, 18,000 Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered to the army following the death in May of their leader Abubakar Shekau. ISWAP split from Boko Haram in 2016 to become a dominant group in Nigeria with ties to the so-called Islamic State. The Boko Haram inmates have been unruly since they arrived in the camp, constantly quarrelling with his men guarding the camp, and accusing them of looking at their wives, Kolo said. “They still have Boko Haram mentality and openly insult our men as agents of the infidel government,” Kolo said.

Source: The Guardian November 18, 2021 14:47 UTC