MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: At least 25 people were killed in two separate militant attacks in northeastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state, local sources said on Thursday.
The attacks in the towns of Madagali and Hong in the border region with Cameroon, were attributed to Boko Haram militants, whose fighters have been active in the area since the group began its violent insurgency in 2009.
“Gunmen we believed to be Boko Haram on many motorcycles … attacked the market. They opened fire on people and killed 21,” a Madagali local government official said about the Tuesday evening attack, on the condition of anonymity.
“We are still searching for more bodies as some might have died in the bush from gunshot wounds while trying to find safety.”
The attackers also looted a market and stole food items and motorcycles, the source said.
Four others, including three troops, were killed in neighboring Hong, resident Ezekiel Musa said.
“Boko Haram attacked us after they left the town. We saw the corpses of three soldiers and one woman was killed,” Musa said.
“Now the town has security personnel but some of us have already started leaving the town because of fear of what happened.”
State governor Adamu Umaru Fintiri condemned the attack without providing an official toll in a statement.
“We will not let terrorists undermine our efforts to restore peace and stability,” the statement said. “I warn perpetrators: desist from these senseless attacks or face the full weight of our collective resolve.”
Since 2009, the militant insurgency in Nigeria, led primarily by Boko Haram and its rival faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has left more than 40,000 dead and two million displaced in the northeast of the country, according to the UN.
The conflict has spread to neighboring Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, prompting the formation of a regional military coalition to fight these groups.
At least 25 killed in militant attacks in northeast Nigeria
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At least 25 killed in militant attacks in northeast Nigeria
- Attacks in the towns of Madagali and Hong in the border region with Cameroon, were attributed to Boko Haram militants
- Since 2009, the militant insurgency in Nigeria has left more than 40,000 dead and two million displaced
US-Israeli attack violates international law: South Africa
- Ramaphosa “calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to act in a manner consistent with international law,” a statement said
- Ramaphosa “reiterates his call for intensified diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions”
JOHANNESBURG: The US and Israeli strikes on Iran Saturday violated international law, South Africa’s president said, calling for restraint and dialogue.
The allies launched the attack citing “threats” from Iran, which retaliated with a barrage of missiles aimed at Gulf states that host US bases, and at Israel.
President Cyril Ramaphosa “calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to act in a manner consistent with international law, international humanitarian law and the principles of the United Nations Charter,” a statement said.
The UN Charter states that self-defense can only be invoked when a state has been subjected to an armed invasion, the statement from his office said.
It condemned “international law violations,” saying: “Anticipatory self-defense is not permitted under international law and self-defense cannot be based on assumption or anticipation.”
Ramaphosa “reiterates his call for intensified diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions and create space for continued meaningful negotiations,” the statement said.
US President Donald Trump said Washington’s goal was “eliminating imminent threats” from Iran, while Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation was to remove an “existential threat.”
