Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa state, the state governor said on Monday, with locals saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch.
"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.
A local resident Philip Agabus told AFP, that the attack occurred on Sunday afternoon when "our people converged at a football pitch in Guyaku community... were attacked by criminals who entered with guns and began shooting randomly."
SOURCE:AFP
