Gunmen killed a minimum of 29 people during an attack in Adamawa state, Nigeria's northeast. The assailants also burned homes and places of worship after opening fire on people viewing a football match.

Gunmen killed at least 29 people in an hours-long attack in Nigeria's northeastern Adamawa state, local authorities said, burning homes and places of worship and opening fire on people watching a football match. Nigeria continues to struggle with armed attacks by jihadists and armed criminal gangs.