As a result of the incident that occurred in the state of Rivers in the vicinity of Omoko, 21 people died. According to the online newspaper Premium Times, the police still specify the number of deaths.

While none of the groupings operating in the region took responsibility for the attack. As the representative of local authorities noted, the incident occurred as a result of the struggle for superiority between groups that worship different deities.

Recall that in the north-east of Nigeria, in the north of Cameroon and Niger, the radical Islamist group "Boko Haram". Its militants oppose the Western model of education and seek the introduction of sharia throughout the country. The organization is known for numerous attacks on churches, schools, police stations, as well as the kidnapping and killing of civilians.

As reported URA-Inform, militants in East Gut conducted a mortar shelling of the suburb of Damascus, where the camp is located with civilian refugees. According to preliminary data, intensified fire was fired at the village of Harast and the Al-Wafedin refugee camp. As a result of the shelling, one Syrian was killed, several more people were hospitalized.