“Six folks have been killed within the assault, two of them monks,” militia chief Gremah Bukar stated.

A vigilante was additionally killed when he stepped on an explosive planted on the aspect door of a church by the jihadists earlier than they withdrew, Bukar stated.

His account was supported by two residents who gave the identical toll.

Two folks have been taken to hospital with gunshot accidents from the assault, the sources stated.

The jihadists set fireplace to 4 houses and two automobiles earlier than retreating into the bush, stated resident Abubakar Adamu who visited the neighbourhood after the assault.

Geidam, 180 kilometres (112 miles) from the state capital Damaturu, has been repeatedly attacked by each the Boko Haram jihadist group and rival Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

Mashaya, which homes brothels and beer parlours, has been notably hard-hit by the jihadists.

On November 1, 20 mourners have been killed when their automobile hit a mine planted by ISWAP fighters as they have been getting back from the funeral of 17 folks the militants killed two days earlier in a raid on Kayayya village outdoors Geidam.

Yobe state has suffered closely from the jihadist violence, together with lethal raids on villages, army bases, faculties and markets, in addition to mass abductions.

In April 2022 ISWAP jihadists killed 11 folks in assaults on bars and a technical faculty in Geidam.

In 2021 ISWAP seized the city for a number of days, killing a number of folks and looting provision shops earlier than setting them on fireplace, prompting residents to flee. The militants have been later pushed again by troops with air assist.

The jihadist battle has raged in northeastern Nigeria since 2009, killing greater than 40,000 folks and displacing round two million.

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