Fighters from the Islamic State group West Africa (ISWAP) killed 59 people on Tuesday in an attack on a herder village in northeast Nigeria , local militants and an official told AFP.
The attackers stormed the village of Felo, in the district of Gubio (Borno state), at approximately 2:00 p.m. GMT, causing 59 deaths among the inhabitants, according to the head of the anti-jihadist militia Babakura Kolo , whose balance was confirmed by another militiaman. and a local chief.
"Fifty-nine bodies were found after the attack," said Kolo, adding that "some were shot and others were run over by jihadist vehicles."
The attack was in retaliation for the killing of jihadist fighters by the local self-defense militia that protected livestock in the village, a local chief told AFP. "We have lost 59 loved ones," he said on condition of anonymity.
The constant theft of cattle had led residents to form a militia to secure their village, said another militiaman, Ibrahim Liman , who reported the same number of 59 victims.
The militiamen "chased the insurgents" in the bush, killing some of them in a shooting, Liman said.
Gubio , located 80 kilometers from the regional capital Maiduguri , has repeatedly been the target of ISWAP jihadists.
In response, more than 100 militiamen and traditional hunters were deployed by local authorities to protect the town and its surroundings from attack.
ISWAP is a breakaway faction of Boko Haram , which it split with in 2016. The number of attacks on the army has increased in the past two years, but in recent months there have been numerous attacks on civilians against that group.
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