At least 80 dead after suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

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At least 80 people have died and several are missing after an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria’s north-eastern Yobe state, local officials have reportedly said.

“Around 150 suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPGs [rocket-propelled grenades] attacked Mafa ward on more than 50 motorcycles around 4pm on Sunday,” said Abdulkarim Dungus, a Yobe state police spokesperson, according to Agence France-Presse. “They killed many people and burned many shops and houses. We are yet to ascertain the actual number of those killed in the attack.”

Dungus said it appeared to be a revenge attack “for the killing of two Boko Haram terrorists by vigilantes from the village”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/03/at-least-80-dead-after-suspected-boko-haram-attack-in-nigeria