Suspected Islamic State militants kill 29 in northeast Nigeria attacks

Islamic State militants killed at least 29 people in an attack on a village ‌in northeastern Nigeria, officials say.It was the latest violence in Africa’s most populous country that has long been battling a complex security crisis. The attack took place late on Sunday in Guyaku, a village in the Gombi local government area in the country’s Adamawa state, according to the state governor. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a message on the Telegram messaging app. 
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri denounced the attack as tragic and unacceptable during a visit to the village on Monday. As per reports, the assaults are part of a surge ​by Boko Haram and its Islamic ​State splinter ISWAP, who have stepped ⁠up deadly attacks on military bases ​and villages in Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeast. The gunmen ​raided the villages of Pubagu and Mayo-Ladde in the states of Borno and neighbouring Adamawa, respectively,
Nigeria is facing myriad security challenges, especially in the north, where an insurgency has simmered for more than two decades. In February, the United States sent troops to the West African nation to help advise its military on the fight against insecurity. Islamist militants have waged a 17-year insurgency ​seeking to carve out an Islamic ​state ⁠in northeast Nigeria, killing thousands and displacing at least 2 million people, aid ⁠groups ​say, despite major military ​campaigns to root them out.