Lagos, Jan 29, 2026 (AFP) - Dozens killed in jihadist attack in NE Nigeria

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2026-01-30

A jihadist attack blamed on Islamic State-aligned militants killed dozens of people in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, including soldiers, local sources told AFP, in the latest violence in the region. The attack happened overnight in Sabon Gari in remote Borno state, which has been the epicentre of an Islamist insurgency by Boko Haram and its Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) offshoot rival since 2009. More than 40,000 people have been ki......

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