Gunmen kill at least 29 in northeast Nigeria after targeting young people at football pitch
28 Apr 2026, 08:08 GMT
By FRANCE 24
Topic: Africa
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260428-gunmen-kill-at-least-29-northeast-nigeria-after-targeting-young-people-football-pitch
Gunmen killed at least 29 people in an hours-long attack in Nigeria's northeastern Adamawa state, local authorities said, burning homes and places of worship and opening fire on people watching a football match. Nigeria continues to struggle with armed attacks by jihadists and armed criminal gangs.