Source: INcontext, June 17, 2020
On Saturday June 13, in Nigeria’s volatile northeast Borno state, about 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians were killed, and many injured, in twin Islamist attacks. These attacks overwhelmed the local hospital, forcing some of those injured to lie waiting for assistance outside the facility.
The militants burned down the United Nations humanitarian aid office in the area and set fire to the police station. Jihadist fighters handed out letters to residents, in the local Hausa language, warning them, “not to work with the military, white Christian Westerners or other ‘non-believers’ and humanitarian aid agencies.”
Just a few days earlier, at least 81 people were killed in an attack on another village in Borno state. Around the same time, nine Christians were killed in a gun and machete attack, and seven others were kidnapped in North-central Nigeria. The latest attack follows similar Fulani herdsmen attacks on predominantly Christian communities.
» Read full story with prayer points and another INcontext article, Escalating Jihadist Violence in Africa’s Sahel Region.
» For more about the violence in Nigeria, including a discussion of its sources, read Incessant Killing More Dangerous than Coronavirus (World Watch Monitor).