Boko Haram militants killed dozens of individuals in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that’s residence to residents who lately returned from a closed camp for internally displaced individuals, residents and authorities stated.
The attack on Darul Jamal in the Bama native authorities space occurred late on Friday (September 5, 2025) and killed not less than 60 individuals, a resident of the village, Mohammed Babagana, instructed The Associated Press.
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum, who visited the attacked group late Saturday (September 6, 2025) night, confirmed to reporters that over 60 died in the attack.
“We sympathise with the people and have pleaded with them not to abandon their homes as we have made arrangements to improve security and provide food and other lifesaving items that they have lost,” Mr. Zulum stated.
The chairman of Bama’s native authorities, Modu Gujja, stated over a dozen homes have been burnt and greater than 100 individuals have been compelled to flee their properties.
Taiwo Adebayo, a researcher specialising in Boko Haram on the Institute for Security (*60*), spoke to native residents of Darual Jamal and stated the killings on Friday (September 5, 2025) night time have been carried out by a faction of Boko Haram often known as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad.
Boko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown jihadis, took up arms in 2009 to battle Western schooling and impose their radical model of Islamic legislation. The battle has spilt into Nigeria’s northern neighbours, together with Niger, and resulted in the loss of life of round 35,000 civilians and the displacement of greater than 2 million others, based on the United Nations.
Boko Haram break up into two factions after the loss of life of the group’s longtime chief, Abubakar Shekau, in 2021.
One faction is backed by the Islamic State group and is called the Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP. It has turn out to be infamous for concentrating on navy positions.
The different faction, Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, or JAS, has more and more resorted to attacking civilians and perceived collaborators and thrives on robberies and abductions for ransom.
“When JAS attacks and kills a lot of people like they did last night in Bama, it’s usually because they suspect the victims of spying for the rival ISWAP or the military,” Mr. Adebayo instructed the AP.
The Bama native authorities space was the goal of a number of Boko Haram assaults a decade in the past, forcing many residents to flee.
Following navy operations in the realm in latest years, authorities resettled displaced individuals in a number of communities, most lately the village of Darul Jamal in July.
Kaana Ali, a Darul Jamal resident, stated he determined to go away the group for good after he confirmed the deaths of shut household mates in the attack on Friday (September 5, 2025).
“But the governor is still begging us to stay back as more protection would be provided to secure our community,” he stated.
