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Daily Tribune
02-08-2025
- Daily Tribune
Jihadists kill 15 farmers, children in hunger-stalked northeast Nigeria: sources
Email : editor@ IS-affiliated militants killed over a dozen farmers and children in a gun attack and mine explosion in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, the epicentre of jihadist conflict, two anti-jihadist militia members said yesterday. Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) opened fire on a group of farmers and children riding in an open van and a motorised rickshaw outside Gurnowa, a village near the garrison town of Monguno on Thursday, the militias said. Separately, a woman farmer and her three children fleeing the area died when their wooden cart hit a landmine planted by the jihadists near the attack scene before they withdrew, the militia said. 'Our men have evacuated 11 bodies to Monguno while another team has left to bring the woman and her three children,' said Babakura Kolo, an anti-jihadist militia leader assisting the military in fighting the jihadists in the region. The 11 were returning to Monguno after working on their farms when they were attacked by the jihadists, said Ibrahim Liman, another member of the militia who gave the same toll. The insurgents made off with the van and the rickshaw of the slain farmers, the two militia said. 'The woman and her three children had abandoned their farm on hearing gunshots and were heading back to Monguno when the cart they were pushing rolled over an explosive buried by the terrorists, killing them all,' Liman said. From the images of the 11 victims seen by a reporter, most were shot in the head, including two females and two children. Gurnowa, five kilometres (three miles) from the military-fortified town of Monguno, has been deserted for years following jihadist attacks, with its inhabitants forced to seek shelter in makeshift camps in Monguno.
Free Malaysia Today
02-08-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
IS-linked fighters kill 15 farmers, children in northeast Nigeria
The 16-year conflict in northeast Nigeria has killed more than 40,000 people. (Boko Haram/AFP pic) KANO : IS-affiliated fighters killed over a dozen farmers and children in a gun attack and mine explosion in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, the epicentre of extremist conflict, two anti-extremist militia members told AFP today. Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) opened fire on a group of farmers and children riding in an open van and a motorised rickshaw outside Gurnowa, a village near the garrison town of Monguno yesterday, the militias said. Separately, a woman farmer and her three children fleeing the area died when their wooden cart hit a landmine planted by the extremists near the attack scene before they withdrew, the militia said. 'Our men have evacuated 11 bodies to Monguno while another team has left to bring the woman and her three children,' said Babakura Kolo, an anti-extremist militia leader assisting the military in fighting the jihadists in the region. The 11 were returning to Monguno after working on their farms when they were attacked by the extremists, said Ibrahim Liman, another member of the militia who gave the same toll. The insurgents made off with the van and the rickshaw of the slain farmers, the two militia said. 'The woman and her three children had abandoned their farm in hearing gunshots and were heading back to Monguno when the cart they were pushing rolled over an explosive buried by the terrorists, killing them all,' Liman said. From the images of the 11 victims seen by an AFP reporter, most were shot in the head, including two females and two children. Gurnowa, 5km from the military fortified town of Monguno, has been deserted for years following extremist attacks, with its inhabitants forced to seek shelter in makeshift camps in Monguno. Monguno, 140km north of the regional capital Maiduguri, houses tens of thousands of internally displaced people, who fled their homes to escape the violence and live in sprawling camps under military protection. The United Nations says more than a million people will face hunger in northeastern Nigeria amid resurgent extremist attacks, huge cuts in foreign aid and a spiralling cost of living. The 16-year conflict has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced more than two million from their homes, according to the UN.
Observer
01-08-2025
- Observer
Fighters kill 15 farmers, children in northeast Nigeria
KANO: IS-affiliated fighters killed over a dozen farmers and children in a gun attack and mine explosion in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, the epicentre of a fighter conflict, two members said. Fighters from IS West Africa Province (ISWAP) opened fire on a group of farmers and children riding in an open van and a motorised rickshaw outside Gurnowa, a village near the garrison town of Monguno on Thursday, the militias said. Separately, a woman farmer and her three children fleeing the area died when their wooden cart hit a landmine planted by the fighters near the attack scene before they withdrew, the leader said. "Our men have evacuated 11 bodies to Monguno while another team has left to bring the woman and her three children", said Babakura Kolo, a leader assisting the military in fighting in the region. The 11 were returning to Monguno after working on their farms when they were attacked by the fighters, said Ibrahim Liman, another member of the group who gave the same toll. The insurgents made off with the van and the rickshaw of the slain farmers, the two leader said. "The woman and her three children had abandoned their farm in hearing gunshots and were heading back to Monguno when the cart they were pushing rolled over an explosive buried by the terrorists, killing them all", Liman said. From the images of the 11 victims seen by a reporter, most were shot in the head, including two females and two children. Gurnowa, five kilometres from the military fortified town of Monguno, has been deserted for years following fighter attacks, with its inhabitants forced to seek shelter in makeshift camps in Monguno. Monguno, 140 km north of the regional capital Maiduguri, has been barricaded for the past four years to ward off attacks. — AFP
Al Arabiya
01-08-2025
- Al Arabiya
Extremists kill 15 farmers, children in northeast Nigeria: Sources
IS-affiliated militants killed over a dozen farmers and children in a gun attack and mine explosion in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, the epicenter of extremist conflict, two anti-extremist militia members told AFP Friday. Fighters from IS West Africa Province (ISWAP) opened fire on a group of farmers and children riding in an open van and a motorized rickshaw outside Gurnowa a village near the garrison town of Monguno on Thursday, the militias said. Separately, a woman farmer and her three children fleeing the area died when their wooden cart hit a landmine planted by the extremists near the attack scene before they withdrew, the militia said. 'Our men have evacuated 11 bodies to Monguno while another team has left to bring the woman and her three children,' said Babakura Kolo, an anti-extremist militia leader assisting the military in fighting the extremists in the region. The 11 were returning to Monguno after working on their farms when they were attacked by the extremists, said Ibrahim Liman, another member of the militia who gave the same toll. The insurgents made off with the van and the rickshaw of the slain farmers, the two militia said. 'The woman and her three children had abandoned their farm in hearing gunshots and were heading back to Monguno when the cart they were pushing rolled over an explosive buried by the terrorists, killing them all,' Liman said. From the images of the 11 victims seen by an AFP reporter, most were shot in the head, including two women and two children. Gurnowa, five kilometers (three miles) from the military fortified town of Monguno, has been deserted for years following extremist attacks, with its inhabitants forced to seek shelter in makeshift camps in Monguno. Monguno, 140 km north of the regional capital Maiduguri, houses tens of thousands of internally displaced people, who fled their homes to escape the violence and live in sprawling camps under military protection. The United Nations says more than a million people will face hunger in northeastern Nigeria amid resurgent extremist attacks, huge cuts in foreign aid and a spiraling cost of living. The 16-year conflict has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced more than two million from their homes, according to the UN.
Free Malaysia Today
28-05-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Explosion leaves 8 anti-extremist soldiers dead in Nigeria
Violence from Nigeria's conflict has also spilled into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon. (EPA Images pic) KANO : Eight members of an anti-extremist militia assisting the Nigerian military were killed yesterday when their vehicle hit a landmine in northeastern Borno state, sources from the group told AFP. Members of the militia were returning to the regional capital Maiduguri from the town of Marte in the Lake Chad area, where they had helped to repel an extremist attack on a military base, the two sources said. 'Their vehicle hit the landmine while driving between the towns of Marte and Dikwa around 2pm, killing all eight of them onboard,' Babakura Kolo, an anti-extremist militia leader in the region, told AFP. In mid-May, fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) attacked a military base in Marte, a town in Borno state, killing four soldiers and seizing weapons before torching the facility. The victims of yesterday's attack were among a contingent of anti-extremist militia who remained in Marte to help troops guard the town, said Ibrahim Liman, another militia leader. Liman gave the same toll, saying the bodies of the victims were brought to Maiduguri, 90km away, and 'will be buried tomorrow morning'. The Nigerian military yesterday confirmed troops had thwarted an extremist attempt to 'infiltrate' the Marte base, resulting in the 'decimation of several fleeing terrorists' with air support. Two soldiers were killed in the incident, the military said in a statement. Iswap and rival Boko Haram have escalated attacks on communities in Borno and neighbouring Adamawa and Yobe states in recent months. They have also have intensified attacks on military bases, overrunning more than a dozen in two months, according to an AFP tally. The 16-year extremist conflict has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced around 2 million from their homes in the northeast, according to the United Nations. The violence has also spilled into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military coalition to fight the extremist groups.
