Suspected Islamists kill at least 30 in northeast Nigeria – resident, security agent

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists killed at least 30 people in sporadic shooting at a funeral in Borno state, northeast Nigeria on Saturday, a security source and a resident told Reuters.

Borno state is the epicentre of the Boko Haram and related Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) insurgency. The conflict has lasted a decade and the group has killed thousands and displaced millions in Nigeria’s northeast region.