{"id":91077,"date":"2026-04-23T06:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/islamic-militants-kill-11-people-and-burn-homes-in-late-night-attack-in-nigeria-local-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:58:22","slug":"islamic-militants-kill-11-people-and-burn-homes-in-late-night-attack-in-nigeria-local-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/islamic-militants-kill-11-people-and-burn-homes-in-late-night-attack-in-nigeria-local-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic militants kill 11 people and burn homes in late-night attack in Nigeria, local officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maiduguri, Borno — <\/span>Islamic terrorists attacked a remote village in the northeast Nigeria<\/a> Local officials said on Wednesday that 11 people died overnight and two were seriously injured. It was the latest violence in Africa’s most populous country, which has long been conflicted complex security crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The attack happened late Tuesday in Pubagu, a community in a remote area on the edge of the Sambisa forest in Borno state, the epicenter of Nigeria’s long battle against the Islamist insurgency. Villagers said they buried the victims on Wednesday and blamed extremists for the attack. boko haram<\/a> Group.<\/p>\n

Mwada Saidu Uba, chairman of the local council, told The Associated Press that the village was previously considered a safe haven.<\/p>\n

“Pubagu is one of the places in our council area where until yesterday such an attack had never happened,” he said after the funeral. He said that both the injured are undergoing treatment in a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n

Local ward officer Usman Rumirgo said the attackers set fire to several houses before leaving the area.<\/p>\n

Vulnerable rural communities are regularly targeted by Islamic extremists and bandits who take advantage of Nigeria’s vast rural areas and security gaps.<\/p>\n

The most prominent Islamic terrorist groups operating in Nigeria are boko haram<\/a> And its breakaway faction is affiliated with the Islamic State group and is known as Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP. As well as the IS-linked Lakurawa, there are other “bandit” groups that specialize in kidnapping for ransom and illegal mining.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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