At least 32 people were killed in simultaneous attacks by gunmen on three communities in northern Nigeria on Saturday, according to police. The attacks, which targeted Tunga-Makeri, Konkoso, and Pissa in the Borgu area of Niger state, resulted in six deaths in Tunga-Makeri and 26 in Kosonko, according to Niger State police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun. The assaults occurred during dawn raids.
The attacks come amid ongoing security concerns in the region, where both Islamic militants and armed gangs have been active. The police spokesman also mentioned that it was unclear how many people had been abducted during the attacks.
In other news, the Argungu International Fishing Festival returned to Nigeria after a pause. Thousands of fishermen gathered along the Matan-Fada river, a UNESCO heritage site, in Kebbi State to compete for the largest catch. President Bola Tinubu attended the event, which took place on Saturday, despite security concerns that deterred some attendance, according to Al Jazeera. Participants used traditional methods, including hand-woven nets and calabash gourds.
Meanwhile, the UK and its allies have accused Russia of killing opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a poison derived from a dart frog toxin. The announcement, made at a security conference in Munich, was deliberately timed to grab global headlines, according to Sky News. The neurotoxin, which is classed as a chemical weapon, is 200 times stronger than morphine, according to Germany's foreign minister.
The UK and its allies believe the "barbaric" act could only have been carried out by the Kremlin, according to Sky News. Naming the person or government allegedly responsible for such a political assassination is a form of information weapon, according to Deborah Haynes, Sky News Security and Defence Editor.
Finally, in sports news, Pakistan's cricket captain stated that it would be up to India's players to decide whether to shake hands before and after their upcoming T20 World Cup match. The match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be the first time the teams have met since an acrimonious clash last September at the Asia Cup tournament in the UAE, won by India, according to Sky News. The match comes amid political and military tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, who were on the brink of all-out war in May 2025.
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