Terrorists of the Islamic State in Nigeria killed 11 Christian hostages on Christmas. This is reported by Daily Mail.
ISIS said they killed the captives to avenge the killing of their leaders Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir in Iraq and Syria.
In total, the terrorists held 13 people hostage, 10 of whom were Christians and 3 — Muslims. They spared the lives of 2 Muslims.
The West African Province of the Islamic State has recently stepped up attacks on military and civilian targets in Nigeria. They killed 7 people on Christmas Eve during a raid on a Christian village in northeastern Nigeria's Borno State.
The remains of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose killing was announced by US President Donald Trump on October 27, were probably buried at sea.
Later, the Islamic State named a new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi.