Gunmen kill 29 in northeast Nigeria, some at soccer pitch

JOS, Nigeria — Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in northeast Nigeria, a state governor said Monday, with locals saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, the latest bout of deadly unrest in Africa’s most populous nation. The attack on Sunday occurred in Adamawa state, which border Cameroon, and is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and local criminal gangs. Communal violence over conflict for land is also rife in the state. The latest attack comes as Nigeria’s security crisis is increasingly under scrutiny — both abroad and at home as general elections are less than […]... Keep on reading: Gunmen kill 29 in northeast Nigeria, some at soccer pitch

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