Nigeria: Major terrorist attack in Mali, 70 killed

Abuja, Ta. 03 January 2021 Sunday

More than 70 people have been killed in a terrorist attack in the African country of Nigeria. According to media reports, militants attacked two villages on the border with Mali, killing 70 people. More than 20 people were injured in the attack.

Emergency has been in place since 2017 due to the civil war in the violent area. Terrorists have targeted two villages here. The Nigerian government has accused Mali's armed group of carrying out a terrorist attack by infiltrating its state border. No terrorist group has yet issued an official statement on the attack.

Several terrorist organizations linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State are active in the area. In Nigeria, 10 people were killed in an attack by the terrorist organization Boko Haram on December 27 in Borno state. The attackers targeted four villages, according to Borno's provincial government. The terrorists first attacked the town of Azar where government offices and a police station were targeted.