Kano, Nigeria, May 20, 2026 (AFP) - Boko Haram kill 33 fishermen, loggers in Nigeria: sources

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2026-05-21

Boko Haram jihadists have killed 33 fishermen and loggers in two attacks in Nigeria's restive Borno state in the country's northeast, two sources told AFP Wednesday. Monday's attacks killed 27 fishermen in Mafa district and six loggers in Dikwa district, according to an anti-jihadist militia and a fishermen union official in the region. "The fishermen were intercepted by Boko Haram fighters on motorcycles two kilometres from Mafa town," Babakura......

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