US EditionBoko Haram Raid on Resettled Borno Village Leaves 60+ Dead, Triggers Airstrikes
- On Friday evening, jihadist militants attacked the town of Darul Jamal near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, resulting in the deaths of at least 63 people, including both civilians and military personnel.
- The attack targeted residents recently resettled after the government closed a displacement camp, with security stretched by banditry and Niger withdrawing from a key multinational force.
- Gunmen arrived around 8:30 pm on motorbikes, firing assault rifles, setting homes ablaze, and forcing families to flee, amid a resurgence of jihadist violence in 2025.
- An NGO worker reported 64 fatalities, including several soldiers, while Governor Babagana Zulum expressed regret, noting that the community had been resettled just a few months prior to the attack.
- The violence underscores ongoing security challenges fueled by economic hardships and armed groups exploiting rural grievances, as ISWAP expands its reach with drones and night raids.
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Boko Haram militants kill 60 in an attack in Nigeria's northeast
Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that is home to residents who had recently returned from a camp for internally displaced persons, authorities said
Boko Haram kills over 60 in Nigeria
Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 63 people in an overnight attack on a resettled community in northeastern Nigeria, officials said Saturday. The assault took place Friday night in Darul Jamal, a village in the Bama area of Borno state, where residents had recently been moved from a camp for internally displaced persons, according to local media reports. Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, who visited the scene Saturday, said he was traumat…
At least 60 people dead in Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria
More than 60 people were killed in overnight attacks by the jihadist group Boko Haram in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, local officials said. At least five of the people killed were soldiers.
On motorcycles, Islamists from Boko Haram invaded a Nigerian city, set fire and killed over 60 people with assault rifles. The Nigerian military then announced that it had killed 30 Islamists.
Boko Haram militants kill 60 in attack in Nigeria’s north-east
Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a night-time assault on a village in north-eastern Nigeria that is home to residents who had recently returned from a camp for internally displaced persons, authorities said.
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