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Gunmen Kill 29 in Adamawa’s Guyaku Village, Governor Visits

4/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Gunmen entered Guyaku village in Adamawa state on Sunday and killed at least 29 residents.
The attackers fired intermittently for hours, damaging homes as they moved through the community.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri traveled to Guyaku to console families and pledged coordination with security agencies.
Adamawa has experienced repeated Boko Haram and criminal gang attacks, heightening rural insecurity.

History

Historical Context

The Boko Haram insurgency began with a failed 2009 rebellion in Maiduguri, where over 1,000 civilians were killed and leader Abubakar Shekau later unified militant factions. Decades of attacks have spread into Adamawa, and the recent Guyaku village massacre echoes the 2009 uprising’s pattern of rural targeting by the group.

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Story summary

Gunmen entered Guyaku village in Adamawa state on Sunday and killed at least 29 residents.
The attackers fired intermittently for hours, damaging homes as they moved through the community.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri traveled to Guyaku to console families and pledged coordination with security agencies.
Adamawa has experienced repeated Boko Haram and criminal gang attacks, heightening rural insecurity.

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