At least 11 people were killed by jihadists of the Lakuraua organization who launched attacks on northwestern Nigeria villages to avenge the death of one of their recently killed commanders, a police spokesman said today at the French News Agency (AFP).

Fighters of jihadist organization Lacouraua They fired on Sunday attacks on seven villages in the area of ​​Aregua in the state Kybi, Near the border with Niger, he said Nafiou Abubakar. “The terrorists of Lakuraua killed 11 people and injured two others” in these attacks, in which they “set fire to seven villages”he announced.

The northwestern and central areas of Nigeria have long been shocked by the atrocities of gangs that launch deadly invasions of villages, abducting residents for ransom while plundering and burning houses.

The recent appearance of the Lakuraua jihadist organization has aggravated violence in the area.

Last Thursday, security forces deployed in the area killed a Lakuraua commander, a few days after jihadists had killed six civilians, a police spokesman said, attributing Sunday’s massacre to “retaliation”.

The jihadists of Lakuraua mainly come from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. After making their appearance in northwestern Nigeria, they settled in the woods Rim which they use as a base for their attacks.