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29 killed in Nigeria as gunmen open fire at crowd on football pitch, Islamic State behind attack

The shooting victims mostly included youngsters who had gathered at a football pitch in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa state

Updated on: Apr 28, 2026, 02:23:53 IST
Edited by Sana Fazili
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At least 29 people, mostly youngsters, were killed in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa state after gunmen opened fire at a football pitch.

Photo for representation (REUTERS)
Photo for representation (REUTERS)

"Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has confirmed that no fewer than 29 people were killed in a deadly attack on Guyaku community in Gombi Local Government Area," his aide said in a post on social media, AFP reported.

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A local resident Philip Agabus was quoted as saying that the attack occurred on Sunday afternoon when "our people converged at a football pitch in Guyaku community,... were attacked by insurgents who entered with guns and began shooting randomly".

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to a statement by the group on Telegram, Reuters reported.

 
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Sana Fazili

Sana started her career in 2018 with News18 and later moved to BoomLive. In the meantime, she thought it was a good idea to share what she learnt, hence took up part-time teaching of journalism course at Jamia Millia Islamia, which she says, she thoroughly enjoyed-not sure if the feeling was mutual. For a year, she also tried her hands at communication roles, only to realise she was more comfortable with news. So, joined HT in September 2025. Not much of a talker, always up for chai and sarcasm. And pun always intended. Her tag line is 'I will figure out, but I need to panic first'

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