ISIS claims responsibility for attack that k!lled 29 in Adamawa community

The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the k!lling of at least 29 people in Guyaku community, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The terror group claimed the attack on its Telegram channel, according to Reuters.

According to the group, its fighters k!lled Christians and destroyed a church alongside nearly 100 motorcycles. 

LIB reported that terrorists attacked the community on Sunday, April 26, 2026.

The militants raided a football pitch where people had been gathering and opened fire at random, before burning houses, places of worship and motorcycles.

Residents said many of those k!lled were young people gathered at the local football pitch when the attackers arrived.

Philip Agabus, a resident of the community, told AFP that the insurgents stormed the gathering and began shooting indiscriminately, k!lling youths and other spectators.

Another resident, Joshua Usman, narrated to the news agency that houses of worship, homes, and motorcycles were also set ablaze during the prolonged assault.

The state governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri shared photos of himself arriving at the scene, describing the attack as an “affront to our humanity”.

The governor’s spokesperson said that the “atmosphere in the community remains tense, with grief and fear evident.

Many families “have abandoned their homes over concerns of further attacks”, the spokesperson added.