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Gunmen kill at least 29 in Nigeria's northeast Adamawa State | ISIL ...
ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Guyaku village, which lasted several hours.Armed attackers killed at least 29 people in Guyaku village in Nigeria’s Adamawa State, an attack that lasted several hours and left property destroyed, officials said.“My heart breaks for the people of Guyaku,” state Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri said in a post on social media as he visited the bereaved community on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Gunmen kidnap 23 children from Nigerian orphanagelist 2 of 4What is really happening in northern Nigerialist 3 of 4Six women win 2026 Goldman prize, world’s top environmental awardlist 4 of 4Nigeria charges six people with ‘terrorism’, treason over 2025 coup plotend of list“Today, I stood on the ground where our brothers and sisters were cruelly taken from us. This act of cowardice is an affront to our humanity and will not go unpunished,” he said.Fintiri also said his administration would continue to support “military and vigilante groups” as it intensified security operations in response to the attack.The ISIL (ISIS) group claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on the Telegram messaging app, according to the Reuters and Associate Press (AP) news agencies.There are two major ISIL-backed armed groups in Nigeria, but it was not immediately clear which one was behind the attack, according to the AP.The Guyaku attack occurred on the same day that armed attackers raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 children.Fifteen were later rescued, and the government said “intensive operations” were under way to “secure the safe return of the remaining eight victims and apprehend the perpetrators”.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the abductions in a region of the country that has seen an increase in kidnappings for ransom.The statement did not say how old the abducted children are, but the term “pupil”, which the statement had used, in Nigeria usually refers to someone in kindergarten or primary school, covering ages up to 12.US President Donald Trump and other US conservative voices have accused Nigerian authorities of failing to protect the nation’s Christians from a “Christian genocide“, amid violence from armed groups, including Boko Haram.The Nigerian government has said that while it wants to do more to protect civilians from ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliated groups, people of all faiths have been killed in attacks, including Muslims and traditional worshippers....
Gunmen kill 29 in attack in Nigeria's Adamawa state, governor says
Filtered By: Topstories News By AHMED KINGIMI, Reuters Published April 28, 2026 4:54am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Flag of Nigeria. Sodiq Adelakun/AFP YOLA – Gunmen killed at least 29 people in an attack on a community in Nigeria’s Adamawa state, the state governor said on Monday.The attackers invaded the community late on Sunday and carried out sporadic shootings for several hours, killing residents and destroying property, according to local officials and community leaders.Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri confirmed the death toll during a visit to Guyaku community in Gombi local government area, where he condoled with bereaved families and described the incident as tragic and unacceptable.He said the state government was working with security agencies to prevent further attacks and restore normalcy.The motive behind the attack is unknown. However, Adamawa, in northeastern Nigeria, has in recent years suffered repeated attacks by Boko Haram insurgents including armed groups and criminal gangs, contributing to rising insecurity across rural communities in the region. — Reuters
IS claims responsibility for Nigeria attack that killed 29 people
Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state, local officials say. The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the ...
Nigeria Islamic State attack: Adamawa village assault kills 29 ...
Islamic State militants attacked a village in Adamawa overnight, killing at least 29 people. The assault, alongside a same-day pupil abduction in Kogi, underlined Nigeria's widening security crisis.
