Police: Extremists kill 25 fishermen in northeast Nigeria

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Jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno state have killed at least 37 fishermen, militia sources and a local told AFP on Thursday. Boko Haram insurgents who operate in the area alongside rivals linked the Islamic State group, ISWAP, often target locals to steal or because they accuse them of spying for the military.

Published 3 months ago · Nigeria

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Associated Press News

Police: Extremists kill 25 fishermen in northeast Nigeria

Local authorities say that Islamic extremist rebels have killed 25 fishermen in an attack in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state. The attack occurred in the Mukdolo village of Borno where the years-long extremist violence is concentrated. Abdu Umar, the local police…

3 months ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Police: Extremists kill 25 fishermen in northeast Nigeria

Local authorities say that Islamic extremist rebels have killed 25 fishermen in an attack in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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Al Arabiya

Extremists kill 37 fishermen in north Nigeria: Report

Extremists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state have killed at least 37 fishermen, militia sources and a local told AFP on Thursday, in the latest violence

3 months ago·Saudi Arabia

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San Diego Union Tribune

Police: Extremists kill 25 fishermen in northeast Nigeria

Police: Extremists kill 25 fishermen in northeast Nigeria HARUNA UMAR and CHINEDU ASADU March 9, 2023 Islamic extremists killed at least 25 fishermen during an attack in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, the police told The Associated Press on Thursday,The rebels attacked the fishermen in the remote Mukdolo village of Borno where the years-long extremist violence is concentrated, said the local police chief Abdu Umar. Some of …

3 months ago·San Diego, United States

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Africa News

Jihadists kill 37 fishermen in north Nigeria, say militia

Jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno state have killed at least 37 fishermen, militia sources and a local told AFP on Thursday, in the latest violence in the region

3 months ago·Pointe- Noire, Congo

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