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Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad

By Paul Carsten and Ahmed Kingimi
FILE PHOTO: Men on camels cross the water as a woman washes clothes in Lake Chad in Ngouboua, January 19, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun/File Photo

ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State's West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people.

Digging wells, giving out seeds and fertiliser and providing safe pasture for herders are among the inducements offered by Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), which split from Nigeria's Boko Haram in 2016.

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