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Islamic State Militants Kill at Least 29 in an Attack on a Village in Northeastern Nigeria

ISWAP said it killed at least 25 Christians as authorities reported attackers burned a church and nearly 100 motorcycles.

  • On Sunday, gunmen killed at least 29 people in Guyaku, a village in Nigeria's Adamawa State, during a violent assault on residents gathered at a football pitch.
  • The Islamic State West Africa Province claimed responsibility, stating insurgents 'torched a church and nearly 100 motorcycles' during the assault.
  • Resident Philip Agabus told AFP that 'our people converged at a football pitch in Guyaku community, and were attacked by insurgents who entered with guns and began shooting randomly.'
  • Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri condemned the attack, vowing 'intensifying security operations immediately to restore peace' while promising it 'will not go unpunished.'
  • Multiple extremist factions, including IS-linked Lakurawa and bandit groups, continue threatening rural communities as Nigeria struggles to secure vast areas from coordinated violence.
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In Nigeria, at least 29 people died in a terrorist attack on Sunday. According to a media report, Islamists are now complaining for themselves.

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To claim the ambush of armed men, in the unstable state of Adamawa, the Iswap, group of Islamic fundamentalists. Among the victims girls who were watching a football match

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The Islamic State has assumed responsibility for the attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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