CAIRO: Daesh claimed responsibility on Monday for an attack that killed at least 29 people in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, according to a statement by the militant group on Telegram.
Locals said the gunmen targeted young people gathered at a football pitch.
“Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has confirmed that no fewer than 29 people were killed in a deadly attack on Guyaku community in Gombi Local Government Area,” his aide said in a post on social media.
A local resident Philip Agabus told AFP, that the attack occurred on Sunday afternoon when “our people converged at a football pitch in Guyaku community,... were attacked by insurgents who entered with guns and began shooting randomly.”
Daesh claims responsibility for attack that killed dozens in Nigeria
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Daesh claims responsibility for attack that killed dozens in Nigeria
- Locals said the gunmen targeted young people gathered at a football pitch
