'New armed group' kills 15 people in Nigeria

1 week ago

Gunmen killed 15 people in an attack on a northwest Nigerian village, officials have confirmed, amid reports of a newly arrived group operating in the area. The deputy governor of Kebbi State said Saturday that Friday's assault on Mera, around 50 kilometres from the Niger border, had been carried out by "unknown gunmen". But the latest massacre came after officials warned that