How ISWAP Chopped Off Fishermen’s Hands Over Cartons Of Fish

Two fishermen would now be forced to live the rest of their lives without their hands as Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP operators have reportedly chopped them off.

 The bone of contention is two cartons of fish, in an incident that happened at Marte Local Government Area of Borno State

The fishermen, according to Vanguard sources, were part of a larger group engaged in fishing activities under the control of ISWAP and who had to pay levies and taxes to operate.

It was reported that the two fishermen incurred the wrath of the militants, yesterday, when “they were found to have failed to pay their taxes.

“This resulted in the confiscation of their eight cartons of fish by the terrorists.

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“After loading the fish onto their canoe, the militants were forced to abandon two cartons due to space constraints.

“Subsequently, the Borno fishermen secretly retrieved the two cartons that ISWAP abandoned. This led to their arrest on charges of theft.

“Following their arrest, the leader of the militant group ordered that the men’s hands be cut off. They said it was in accordance with Sharia law,” a reliable source said.