LBCI

Dozens killed in northeast Nigeria shooting

Breaking Headlines

06-01-2012 | 12:24

Share

Share

Dozens killed in northeast Nigeria shooting

Suspected gunmen from a radical Muslim sect attacked a town hall Friday in rural northeast Nigeria, killing dozens of people who had gathered for a meeting of a Christian ethnic group, police said.

The attack at noon targeted a town hall where Christian Igbo people were holding a meeting, with gunmen chanting "God is great" as they fired Kalashnikov rifles.

The killings come after a spokesman for the sect known as Boko Haram threatened to begin specifically targeting Christians living in the country's Muslim north in its increasingly bloody sectarian fight with Nigeria's weak central government. That could further inflame religious tensions in an uneasy nation already gripped by civil unrest.

Breaking Headlines

killed

northeast

Nigeria

shooting

Next

A patient at Notre Dame De Liban Hospital - Jounieh urgently needs A+ blood type, to donate please call: 70 281 616

Recommended For You

A patient at Notre Dame De Liban Hospital - Jounieh urgently needs A+ blood type, to donate please call: 70 281 616

Breaking Headlines

2026-06-22

A patient at Notre Dame De Liban Hospital - Jounieh urgently needs A+ blood type, to donate please call: 70 281 616

Subscribe to our VOD

SUBSCRIBE

Our visitors readings

Lebanon’s central bank outlines priorities, reaffirms monetary stability as top priority

Lebanon Economy

2026-04-27

Lebanon’s central bank outlines priorities, reaffirms monetary stability as top priority

Tanker hit by two projectiles off Qatar, one unexploded: UKMTO

Middle East News

2026-04-01

Tanker hit by two projectiles off Qatar, one unexploded: UKMTO

Indonesian authorities urge evacuations after 7.7 quake: Emergency official

01:04

Indonesian authorities urge evacuations after 7.7 quake: Emergency official

Turkey warns efforts to stir civil war in Iran 'extremely dangerous'

2026-03-07

Turkey warns efforts to stir civil war in Iran 'extremely dangerous'

Videos

Lebanon-Israel talks: delegations arrive at US Embassy in Rome — Video

2026-08-06

Lebanon-Israel talks: delegations arrive at US Embassy in Rome — Video

Residents begin returning to Zawtar el-Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon: Video

2026-07-24

Residents begin returning to Zawtar el-Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon: Video

Slotkin to LBCI: Lebanese army needs resources to confront Hezbollah, $36 million request submitted for special forces

2026-07-20

Slotkin to LBCI: Lebanese army needs resources to confront Hezbollah, $36 million request submitted for special forces

Lebanon’s ambassador to Washington: trilateral framework agreement first step toward restoring sovereignty

2026-06-26

Lebanon’s ambassador to Washington: trilateral framework agreement first step toward restoring sovereignty

Rubio on Lebanon-Israel framework agreement: 'beginning of the beginning,' more work needed

2026-06-26

Rubio on Lebanon-Israel framework agreement: 'beginning of the beginning,' more work needed

Lebanon, Israel sign trilateral framework agreement after Washington talks attended by Rubio: Video

2026-06-26

Lebanon, Israel sign trilateral framework agreement after Washington talks attended by Rubio: Video

Israeli strikes renew on Choukine, Maifadoun, and Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon: Video

2026-06-20

Israeli strikes renew on Choukine, Maifadoun, and Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon: Video

Massive Israeli strikes hit South Lebanon under ceasefire conditions

2026-06-19

Massive Israeli strikes hit South Lebanon under ceasefire conditions

Trump criticizes Israel’s Lebanon campaign, says war has gone on ‘too long’ and floats Syria role in conflict

2026-06-16

Trump criticizes Israel’s Lebanon campaign, says war has gone on ‘too long’ and floats Syria role in conflict

Most read

24 hours

7 days

Month

LBCI sources: Lebanon to hand former Syrian General Adel Issa to Syrian judiciary

1

LBCI sources: Lebanon to hand former Syrian General Adel Issa to Syrian judiciary

Rain in August? Sudden weather shift surprises Lebanon: Video

2

Rain in August? Sudden weather shift surprises Lebanon: Video

Walla: Israeli military strikes Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon

3

Walla: Israeli military strikes Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon

Wanted for war crimes: Why was retired Syrian Gen. Adel Issa detained in Beirut?

4

Wanted for war crimes: Why was retired Syrian Gen. Adel Issa detained in Beirut?

Diplomacy vs. escalation: Southern Lebanon enters a critical new phase

5

Diplomacy vs. escalation: Southern Lebanon enters a critical new phase

Human Rights Watch urges UN to maintain peacekeeping force in South Lebanon

6

Human Rights Watch urges UN to maintain peacekeeping force in South Lebanon

Waste crisis or new tax? Lebanon’s environmental fee raises questions

7

Waste crisis or new tax? Lebanon’s environmental fee raises questions

Etna eruption extends closure of Sicily's Catania airport until Saturday

8

Etna eruption extends closure of Sicily's Catania airport until Saturday

Download now the LBCI mobile app

To see the latest news, the latest daily programs in Lebanon and the world

Google Play

App Store

Download now the LBCI mobile app

We use
cookies

We use cookies to make
your experience on this
website better.

Accept

Learn More