Jihadists Kill at Least 11 in Northeast Nigeria Attack

KANO, NIGERIA - At least 11 civilians were killed when IS-aligned jihadists invaded a town in northeast Nigerian Yobe state, an official and residents told AFP on Saturday.

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday, leading to a gunfight with troops from a nearby base. "We lost 11 people in the terrorist invasion and the gunmen are still in the town," Ali Kolo Kachalla, Geidam political administrator, said. "Our people are trapped in the town and soldiers have been prevented from leaving," Kachalla said by phone from the state capital Damaturu.