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Amnesty International has condemned a deadly attack by gunmen on the Irigwe community of Angwan Magaji in Kamaru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, which left nine people dead and 11 others injured.
The attack occurred late on June 16, 2026, according to the human rights organisation.
Amnesty International said two of those killed were children aged five and four, respectively. The organisation added that several victims were brutally killed, while three women were reportedly attacked in their homes during the night-time assault.
Search efforts were continuing for residents who remained missing following the attack, Amnesty International said.
Describing the incident as one of the deadliest recent attacks in Southern Kaduna, the organisation expressed concern over the persistent insecurity in the region.
“This is perhaps one of the deadliest recent attacks in the southern part of Kaduna State, with yet another rural community shattered by an attack in the later hours of the night,” Amnesty International said.
The organisation also decried what it described as the continuing cycle of killings, abductions and violence in Southern Kaduna, urging authorities to take urgent steps to protect lives and ensure accountability.
Amnesty International said the recurring attacks and the failure to bring suspected perpetrators to justice continue to pose a serious threat to residents’ right to life.
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw insisted Monday that the controversy of January’s Africa Cup of Nations final was firmly a thing of the past as his side focus on the World Cup and their opening opponents, France.
“I am not going to go back over the AFCON, that’s behind us. This is the World Cup. We have prepared well for it and we are focused on tomorrow’s match,” Thiaw said of Tuesday’s Group I clash at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
It is almost exactly five months since January’s Cup of Nations final in Rabat, in which Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 after extra time.
That was after much of the Senegal team walked off in protest at a late penalty awarded to the hosts — the players eventually came back on, Morocco’s Brahim Diaz had the spot-kick saved, and Pape Gueye went on to score the winner.
Senegal, who had been furious at a goal for them being disallowed, were able to celebrate becoming African champions for the second time.
However, they were sensationally stripped of the title two months later by the Confederation of African Football as a punishment for the walk-off.
They have taken their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Lions of Teranga are still awaiting the outcome of that appeal.
Thiaw was an unused substitute when Senegal beat France 1-0 in their opening game at the 2002 World Cup. That was a shock of monumental proportions, but he insists a repeat performance this time would not be.
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“It would not be a surprise if we beat a France team with world-class players. France are favourites, but our team has been champions of Africa and we have qualified for a third straight World Cup,” he said.
Senegal will be led by Sadio Mane returning to a World Cup at 34 after missing the 2022 edition with injury. Skipper Kalidou Koulibaly, the central defender who was born in France, is fit after a back problem.
Ghana have suffered a major setback ahead of their opening match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after midfielder Thomas Partey was denied entry into Canada and will miss the Black Stars’ clash against Panama.
According to BBC Sport, FIFA confirmed on Friday that the former Arsenal midfielder, now with Spanish club Villarreal, will be unable to travel from Ghana’s training base in Boston after Canadian authorities refused his visa application.
The development makes Partey the latest high-profile football figure affected by immigration and visa issues at the World Cup, following the controversy surrounding Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry into the United States despite being selected by FIFA to officiate at the tournament.
