Terrorist Attack on 🇳🇬Nigeria Oil Team Killed Over 50, ❌Not 10

More than 50 people were killed in a Boko Haram ambush on an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria earlier this week, sources told AFP news agency, warning the death toll could rise.

Tuesday's attack in the Magumeri area of Borno state, on a convoy of specialists from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was the group's deadliest in months.

It underscored the persistent threat posed by Boko Haram fighters, despite government claims they are a spent force, and also the risks associated with the hunt for crude in the volatile Lake Chad basin.

The army said on Wednesday, that 10 people were killed in the attack. But one source involved in dealing with the aftermath told AFP news agency on Thursday: "The death toll keeps mounting. Now we have more than 50... and more bodies are coming in."

UCJ, UNILORIN.