The GuardianApr 27, 10:50 PM

Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says

Attack in Adamawa state continues wave of violence across the country, including armed raid on orphanage in Kogi Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on Monday, with local people saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, the latest bout of deadly unrest in Africa’s most populous nation. The attack on Sunday occurred in Adamawa state, which borders Cameroon, and is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and criminal gangs....

BBC NewsApr 28, 3:28 AM

IS claims responsibility for Nigeria attack that killed 29 people

Authorities say the militants raided a football pitch where people had been gathering and opened fire at random.

Al JazeeraApr 28, 4:43 AM

Gunmen kill at least 29 in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa State

ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Guyaku village, which lasted several hours.

ABC NewsApr 28, 6:17 AM

Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria

Officials say militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people

The GuardianApr 27, 10:50 PM

Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says

Attack in Adamawa state continues wave of violence across the country, including armed raid on orphanage in Kogi Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on Monday, with local people saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, the latest bout of deadly unrest in Africa’s most populous nation. The attack on Sunday occurred in Adamawa state, which borders Cameroon, and is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and criminal gangs....

BBC NewsApr 28, 3:28 AM

IS claims responsibility for Nigeria attack that killed 29 people

Authorities say the militants raided a football pitch where people had been gathering and opened fire at random.

Al JazeeraApr 28, 4:43 AM

Gunmen kill at least 29 in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa State

ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Guyaku village, which lasted several hours.

ABC NewsApr 28, 6:17 AM

Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria

Officials say militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people