![Fighters belonging to Islamic State West Africa Province opened fire on construction workers in a village 150 kilometres (93 miles) outside Borno state capital Maiduguri. By Sophie RAMIS (AFP/File)]()
Gunmen from an IS-affiliated jihadist group on Tuesday shot dead 11 local construction workers in northeast Nigeria, a militia leader and resident told AFP. The fighters belonging to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) opened fire on the workers as they were laying telecom fibre optic cables in Wajirko village, 150 kilometres (93 miles) o ...