"Residents said the attack on Darul Jama began around 8:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) on Friday. Dozens of armed fighters arrived on motorbikes and began shooting indiscriminately. They also set homes ablaze. "They went house to house, killing men and leaving women behind. Almost every household is affected," the traditional head of Darul Jama, who requested anonymity, told Reuters. He said 70 bodies had been recovered by Saturday morning, with more residents still missing."
"Boko Haram has been waging a bloody insurgency to establish an Islamic caliphate in northeast Nigeria since 2009. The violence has so far claimed around 40,000 lives and displaced over two million people. A splinter group called Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formed in 2016, has also been launching attacks across the region. According to a tally by Good Governance Africa, a nonprofit, the first six months of 2025 saw a resurgence in jihadist activity, with some 300 attacks killing about 500 civilians."
Jihadis killed at least 60 people in northeastern Nigeria, including several soldiers. The attack occurred Friday night in Darul Jama, Borno state, where many victims had recently returned after years of displacement. Dozens of armed fighters arrived on motorbikes around 8:30 p.m., shot indiscriminately and set homes ablaze. Attackers went house to house, killing men and leaving women behind; about 70 bodies were recovered by Saturday morning with others missing. Boko Haram operatives were identified as the attackers. Boko Haram and splinter ISWAP have waged an insurgency since 2009, causing around 40,000 deaths and displacing over two million people. A tally showed renewed jihadist activity in early 2025 with roughly 300 attacks killing about 500 civilians.
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