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  • At least 11 civilians were killed when IS-aligned jihadists invaded a town in northeast Nigerian Yobe state, an official and residents told AFP on Saturday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast on Friday, leading to a gun fight with troops from a nearby base. "We lost 11 people in the terrorist invasion and the gunmen are still in the town," Ali Kolo Kachalla, Geidam political administrator, said. "Our people are trapped in the town and soldiers have been prevented from leaving," Kachalla said by phone from the state capital Damaturu. The victims were killed when a projectile hit two adjoining homes in the Samunaka neighbourhood of the town during the fighting between troops and the militants, residents said. "A projectile fell on the two houses, killing all the 11 occupants, six from one house and five from the other," said resident Babagana Kyari. The militants destroyed telecom masts in the town, save a few from a mobile carrier, making communications limited. "The insurgents looted provision stores before setting them on fire," said resident Ari Sanda, adding the fighters seized a military armoured vehicle and destroyed three trucks. Soon after they entered the town on Friday, a fighter jet deployed and engaged the militants who hid among the civilian population to evade aerial attack, the sources said. On Saturday the jihadists came out of hiding and were joined by more of their comrades who arrived in the town in trucks, the residents said. "They are still in the town, they are camping under trees, with some of them sleeping," said Kyari. Despite assurances they would not harm civilians, residents remained indoors while some tried to flee. Troops have blocked the road out of town, preventing panicked residents from leaving, prompting some to trek into the bush while others took boats to the other side the river to escape, said residents. "Our people want to leave town but soldiers are preventing them without chasing the insurgents out, leaving our people in danger," Kachalla said. Geidam, around 130 kms from Damaturu, has been repeatedly raided by the jihadists, including the military base where they killed troops and carted away weapons. The jihadist conflict which started in 2009 has killed 36,000 people and displaced around two million from their homes in the northeast, according to the UN. abu/har Au moins 11 civils ont été tués vendredi soir dans une ville du nord-est du Nigeria, envahie par des jihadistes liés à l'Etat islamique (EI) qui s'y trouvaient toujours samedi, ont indiqué à l'AFP une autorité locale et des habitants. Des combattants du Groupe Etat islamique en Afrique de l'Ouest (Iswap), arrivés dans 8 véhicules surmontés d'armes automatiques, ont envahi la ville de Geidam, dans l'Etat de Yobe, peu avant la rupture du jeûne du ramadan. "Nous avons perdu 11 personnes dans l'invasion terroriste et les hommes armés sont toujours dans la ville", a affirmé samedi à l'AFP un responsable local Ali Kolo Kachalla. Deux habitants interrogés au téléphone par l'AFP affirment que les onze civils ont été tués dans le bombardement de deux maisons par un avion de chasse de l'armée nigériane déployé pour contrer les jihadistes. Il n'était pour l'heure pas possible de vérifier cette information. Contactée par l'AFP, l'armée nigériane n'avait pas réagi samedi après-midi. Selon les habitants, les insurgés ont détruit la plupart des pylônes de télécommunication dans la ville. Ils ont aussi pillé des magasins avant d'y mettre le feu. Samedi, les jihadistes étaient toujours dans la ville et ont été rejoints par des renforts, ont indiqué les habitants. "Ils sont toujours dans la ville, ils campent sous des arbres, et certains d'entre eux dorment", a déclaré Babagana Kyari. Les soldats nigérians ont bloqué la route à la sortie de la ville, empêchant les habitants paniqués de partir, ce qui a poussé certains à s'enfoncer dans la brousse tandis que d'autres ont pris des bateaux pour partir de l'autre côté de la rivière, ont indiqué des habitants. "Nos concitoyens veulent quitter la ville mais les soldats les en empêchent sans chasser les insurgés, les laissant en danger", a déclaré M. Kachalla. Depuis le début de la rébellion du groupe islamiste radical Boko Haram en 2009 dans le nord-est du Nigeria, le conflit a fait près de 36.000 morts et deux millions de déplacés. En 2016, le groupe s'est scindé, avec d'un côté la faction historique et de l'autre Iswap, reconnu par l'organisation Etat islamique (EI). abu/cma/blb
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  • Jihadists kill at least 11 in northeast Nigeria attack
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