
尼日利亚国家应急管理署(NEMA)称,该国东北部发生一起袭击事件,造成至少62人死亡。
At least 62 people have been killed after an attack in northeastern Nigeria, the country's emergency agency said.
尼日利亚国家应急管理署塔拉巴州负责人拉丹·阿尤巴表示,枪手还造成52人受伤,数千人流离失所。
Ladan Ayuba, the state head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said gunmen also wounded 52 other people and displaced thousands.
他说,袭击发生在周五,地点是塔拉巴州卡里姆-拉米多地方政府辖区的比纳里。
He said the attack took place on Friday in Binnari, in the Karim-Lamido local government area of Taraba State.
国际特赦组织尼日利亚分部在X平台上发文称,此次袭击“表现出对生命神圣性的彻底漠视”,并补充道:“除了肆意杀人,枪手还烧毁了粮食、房屋、商铺和摩托车。”
Amnesty International Nigeria said on X that the attack "shows utter disdain for the sanctity of life", adding: "Apart from killing people wantonly, the gunmen also burnt down foodstuff, homes, shops and motorcycles.
“社区里到处是尸体,有些烧得面目全非,许多家庭表示亲人仍下落不明。”据国家应急管理署官员透露,目前已发现52具尸体,其中包括从贝努埃河打捞上来的15具。
"The community is now littered with dead bodies, some burnt beyond recognition, as families declare many still missing." According to NEMA officials, 52 bodies have been recovered so far, including 15 from the Benue River.
塔拉巴州警方发言人维克托·姆谢利扎告诉美联社,仍在继续发现更多尸体。
Taraba police spokesperson Victor Mshelizah told the Associated Press that more bodies are still being recovered.
国际特赦组织尼日利亚分部主任伊萨·萨努西告诉该通讯社:“发生的情况是,人们被追赶向河边;他们跳入河中试图逃离土匪。”
Amnesty International Nigeria director Isa Sanusi told the news agency that "what happened was that people were chased towards the river; they launched into the river trying to escape the bandits".
该人道主义组织还指责尼日利亚当局将“北部部分农村社区置于反复作恶却逍遥法外的枪手的摆布之下”。两名妇女骑自行车逃离奥列什基——随后发生了什么?
The humanitarian group also accused Nigerian authorities of leaving "rural communities in some parts of the north at the mercy of gunmen that are repeatedly commit[ting] atrocities with impunity". Two women fled Oleshky by bicycle - what happened next?
尼日利亚各地频繁发生枪手袭击,尤其是在北部,武装团体经常以平民为目标。
Attacks by gunmen are common across Nigeria, particularly in the north, where armed groups regularly target civilians.
8月,估计有60至80人在武装分子冲击一座清真寺时被绑架,六个月前,至少32人在枪手袭击多个社区时丧生。
In August, an estimated 60 to 80 people were kidnapped when armed men stormed a mosque and six months prior, at least 32 people were killed as gunmen targeted multiple communities.
尼日利亚还面临“博科圣地”和“伊斯兰国西非省”等伊斯兰极端组织,以及为勒索赎金实施大规模绑架、控制非法矿区的土匪带来的安全问题。2月,伊斯兰武装分子绑架了300多人,其中包括妇女和儿童。
Nigeria also faces security issues from Islamist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, and from bandits who carry out large-scale kidnapping for ransom and control illegal mine sites. In February, more than 300 people - including women and children - were abducted by Islamic militants.