US EditionBoko Haram Militants Kill 9 People and Injure 4 in Northeastern Nigeria, Authorities Say
- On Sunday, July 6, 2025, Boko Haram militants attacked the Malam Fatori community in Borno State, resulting in the deaths of nine individuals and leaving four others wounded.
- The attack followed a resurgence of Boko Haram violence, as the group opposes Western education and enforces radical Islamic law since 2009.
- Governor Babagana Zulum and officials visited Malam Fatori, warning residents against collaborating with insurgents and announcing plans to resettle an additional 3,000 households.
- Sugun Mai Mele presented N500,000 to each bereaved family and N250,000 to the injured, while the government deploys excavators to fortify the town and urges resilience and reporting of suspicious activity.
- These efforts aim to secure Malam Fatori and consolidate the safety of 5,000 resettled households amid ongoing insecurity and displacement affecting over 2 million in northeastern Nigeria.
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Islamic extremists from Boko Haram killed nine people and wounded four in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, the authorities announced today.
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Banditry: Borno govt to resettle additional 3,000 displaced families to Malam Fatori
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum,has disclosed that the government will resettle an additional 3,000 households in Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area. Zulum made the disclosure while briefing newsmen shortly after a sympathy visit to the people of Malam Fatori over the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents that claimed nine lives and left four others injured. The Governor, represented by the State Commissioner for In…
Boko Haram militants kill 9, injure 4 in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram militants killed nine people and injured four others in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, authorities reported Sunday. The attack occurred in the Malam Fatori community, a town located near the border with Chad, approximately 270 kilometers (167 miles) from Borno’s capital, Maiduguri. The exact timing of the assault remains unconfirmed. Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum, represented by Commissioner Sugun Mai Mele, visited the affe…
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