ABUJA: At least 30 people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno region after suspected Boko Haram Islamists set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers on Sunday night, eyewitnesses and residents told Reuters. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Boko Haram group and rival Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) splinter group have often carried out attacks in the area. In this photograph taken in Auno on February 10, 2020, cars burnt down by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an attack. Nigerian Army Commander said the casualty figure was much smaller because the military had recovered 10 bodies on Monday. Borno state is the epicentre of the Boko Haram and ISWA insurgency.

Source: New Strait Times February 11, 2020 01:41 UTC