Jihadists from Niger, Mali, Libya taxing Nigerian farmers — Rep
A member of the House of Representatives representing Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Sani Yakubu, has raised alarm, saying jihadists from Niger, Mali and Libya and the local bandits operating in Tangaza Local Government of the state have imposed a tax on farmers in the area.
Four die in Mali village attack
Four people were killed on Saturday in an attack on a village in central Mali, an area riven with intercommunal and jihadist violence, the mayor told AFP. The attackers arrived in the morning on about 100 motorcycles, said Ali Dolo, the mayor of the Sangha rural community of Dogons. He said the attackers “spoke Fulani”. […]
ISWAP fighters kill 59 people at Felo village, Borno
Fighters from an IS-linked jihadist group (ISWAP) on Tuesday killed 59 people in a raid on Felo village at Gabio district, in Borno State, local militia members and residents told AFP. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) drove into remote Felo village in Gubio district in the early afternoon, shooting fleeing Borno […]
Burkina Faso says jihadists killed 15 shopkeepers
At least 15 civilians have been killed in northern Burkina Faso during an attack attributed to jihadists, the government said Saturday. “The provisional toll mentions 15 dead, wounded and people missing as well as significant material damage,” said communications minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou after the Friday assault on shopkeepers in Loroum province. The minister said […]
10 jihadists killed in western Burkina Faso ―Army
Ten “terrorists” died in an offensive against a jihadist base in the west of Burkina Faso on Thursday, according to the army’s chief of staff. The West African country is battling an Islamist revolt, which has also exacerbated deadly inter-ethnic tensions. Since 2015, nearly 900 people have died and 840,000 have fled their homes. A […]
Mystery over 44 dead Boko Haram members in Chad prison
The deaths by apparent poisoning of 44 suspected Boko Haram jihadists in a Chad prison were shrouded in mystery on Sunday, with observers wondering whether they were murdered or had committed collective suicide. The semi-desert country’s chief prosecutor Youssouf Tom said late Saturday that the prisoners were found dead in their cells in the N’Djamena […]
