Nigeria: at least twenty dead in a 'bandits' attack in the North-East

Armed attackers killed at least twenty people in a northeastern Nigerian village, according to survivors. The police reported a lower death toll of ten. The assault occurred after Friday prayers, with witnesses describing chaos as residents fled. The region faces ongoing violence from both jihadist insurgents and criminal gangs. Amnesty International criticized the Nigerian authorities for failing to protect rural communities and hold perpetrators accountable. Local leaders reported that the attackers arrived on motorcycles, looting shops and stealing supplies. Meanwhile, the Nigerian military claimed to have killed fifteen alleged terrorists in a separate airstrike in Borno state.