11 killed in jihadist revenge attack in Nigeria

Burmed cars are seen after an attack by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province in Auno, Nigeria, Feb. 9, 2020.[AFP]

Fighters from a new jihadist group torched seven villages in northwest Nigeria over the weekend and killed 11 people in a revenge attack, a police spokesman told AFP Monday.

Militants from the Lakurawa group on Sunday attacked Birnin Dede and six villages near the border with Niger, Kebbi state police spokesman Nafiu Abubakar said, to avenge the killing of their commander by security forces in the area.