Terrorists from the so-called Islamic State killed on Saturday at least 60 people, including 20 soldiers and 40 civilians and injured hundreds of people in two attacks in the state of Borno in northern Nigeria, said local authorities.

 Terrorists from the so-called Islamic State killed on Saturday at least 60 people, including 20 soldiers and 40 civilians and injured hundreds of people in two attacks in the state of Borno in northern Nigeria, said local authorities.

The attacks occurred in Monguno and Nganzai. The first of these villages, which is the center of non-governmental humanitarian and relief organizations, was attacked on Saturday before noon local time by attackers armed with heavy weapons, including anti-tank grenades.


There was a clash with government forces, which managed to repel the attack, but as a result of the fighting killed 20 soldiers. Islamists set fire to a local hospital and destroyed a UN humanitarian centre. Around the same time, Nganzai was attacked, killing 40 civilians.

Saturday's attacks took place a few days after jihadists in the village of Felo in the same state killed at least 69 people. At the time, the head of the local self-defense forces, Babakura Kolo, said that the attack was retaliation for the killing of several Islamists, caught by residents stealing cattle.

Boko Haram is terrorizing Nigeria
Nigeria since 2009 has been shaken by the terrorist activities of the jihadist organization Boko Haram, which has led to the death of more than 36 thousand. persons. More than 2 million people have been forced to leave their homes and flee.

Although the Nigerian government claims that Boko Haram was largely defeated five years ago, the jihadists are still able to attack in and around the city of Maiduguri, as well as in most of north-eastern Nigeria.

Founded in 2002, Boko Haram initially aimed to combat western education and the European way of life. In 2009, the organisation launched an armed campaign to transform Nigeria-or at least parts of it-into a Muslim faith-based state governed by sharia law.

In 2016, Boko Haram in Nigeria broke up. From its structures emerged the group of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP), writes AFP. For the people of Borno state, this means an increase in the frequency of attacks and requisitions, " he adds.