US EditionIslamic 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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Gunmen kill at least 29 in northeast Nigeria after targeting young people at football pitch
Gunmen killed at least 29 people in an hours-long attack in Nigeria's northeastern Adamawa state, local authorities said, burning homes and places of worship and opening fire on people watching a football match. Nigeria continues to struggle with armed attacks by jihadists and armed criminal gangs.
Boko Haram kills 29 in Adamawa
Terrorists have killed at least 29 people in an attack on Sabon-Gari village in Guyaku District, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A resident, Nimfas Bala, told Daily Trust that the attack occurred on Sunday evening around 5:00 pm, when many villagers had gathered to watch a local football competition. He said the attackers stormed the area, shooting sporadically and causing panic as players and spectators fled in different direction…
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
The Islamic State has assumed responsibility for the attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria.
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