Militants kill at least 23 in Nigeria attack, security sources say

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian Security Forces patrol outside Ngarannam in Ngarannam, Borno State, Nigeria October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre/File Photo/File Photo

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 23 farmers and fishermen were killed and others abducted by suspected Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state this week, security sources and local residents told Reuters.

Nigeria has been grappling with a long-running insurgency in its northeast, primarily driven by the Islamist armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province.