FILE- In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, people travel past Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Nigeria. In response to growing violence across Nigeria’s northwest and central states, governors have blocked telecommunications in many areas across five states to enable the military to carry out special operations targeted at the armed groups attacking local communities. However, local officials and residents told The Associated Press that many villagers now feel trapped as they are unable to call for help when they are attacked in communities with an inadequate security presence. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Ubijene 43 osobe na pijaci u Nigeriji

On okt 19, 2021

Naoružani pripadnici kriminalne grupe ubili su najmanje 43 osobe na pijaci na sjeverozapadu Nigerije.

Taj napad u selu Goronjo treći je te vrste u državi Sokoto za manje od mjesec dana. Sinoćni napad je izveden na pijačni dan, kada je bilo prisutno mnogo trgovaca.

Nasilje bandi godinama traje na severozapadu i u centralnim delovima Nigerija. Bande napadaju sela, kradu stoku, pljačkaju i otimaju ljude radi traženja otkupa.

U napadu na pijacu u drugom selu države Sokoto pre deset dana je ubijeno 19 ljudi.