Jihadists kill at least eleven in northeast Nigeria attack
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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 01:33 PM IST
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Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday, leading to a gun fight with troops from a nearby base.
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At least 11 civilians were killed when IS-aligned jihadists invaded a town in northeast Nigerian Yobe state, an official and residents told AFP on Saturday.
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday, leading to a gun fight with troops from a nearby base.
About 11 civilians have been killed at an attack that saw IS-aligned jihadists invade a town in northeast Nigerian Yobe state.
Eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday.
This led to a gun fight with troops from a nearby base, as fighters were understood to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province.
At least 11 civilians were killed when IS-aligned jihadists invaded a town in northeast Nigerian Yobe state, an official and residents told AFP on Saturday.
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday, leading to a gun fight with troops from a nearby base.
11 Killed As Terrorists Invade Yobe
No fewer than 11 civilians were killed when IS-aligned jihadists invaded a town in Yobe State, AFP quoted an official and residents to have said on Saturday.
AFP reported that fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday, leading to a gun fight with troops from a nearby base.
Ali Kolo Kachalla, Geidam political administrator, told AFP on phone that “We lost 11 people in the terrorist invasion and the gunmen are still in the town. Our people are trapped in the town and soldiers have been prevented from leaving.”
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At least 11 civilians were killed when IS-aligned jihadists invaded a town in northeast Nigerian Yobe State, an official and residents told AFP on Saturday.
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday, leading to a gun fight with troops from a nearby base.
“We lost 11 people in the terrorist invasion and the gunmen are still in the town,” Ali Kolo Kachalla, Geidam political administrator, said.
“Our people are trapped in the town and soldiers have been prevented from leaving,” Kachalla said by phone from the state capital Damaturu.