DAKAR, Senegal — A Nigerian terrorist group has executed five men — most of them aid workers — who disappeared while providing assistance in the northeastern state of Borno last month. Local news outlets reported that they were aid workers with Action Against Hunger and the International Rescue Committee. Terrorist groups in northeastern Nigeria are often known by the catchall name Boko Haram, the nickname of the original group that took up arms in 2009, of which I.S.W.A.P. at first targeted mostly Christians, people affiliated with the state, and employees of international aid organizations. The group frequently abducts and executes aid workers after attempting to elicit ransoms.

Source: International New York Times July 23, 2020 15:00 UTC