IS Claims Nigeria Attack Killing 29 at Football Pitch
Authorities said the attackers fired for hours and destroyed property, while the Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the killings.
- 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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n1info.rsMembers of the Islamic State group attacked a village in northeastern Nigeria late on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, local authorities said.
IS Claims Nigeria Village Attack That Killed Dozens, Christians Among Those At Risk
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent ABUJA (Worthy News) – The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least 29 people, raising fresh concerns among Christians and other communities targeted by extremists. The violence, which began late Sunday, struck Guyaku, a village in the Gombi local government area in the country’s Adamawa state, authori…
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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