No fewer than 1.6 million people were affected and displaced by the disaster and 603 deaths recorded.
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Jihadist groups target Christian clerics as well as Muslim ones they do not consider sufficiently radical.
The former Chelsea star last played for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Ghana could face Nigeria in the semi finals on Thursday.
A Boko Haram group was suspected of carrying out the attack, the sources said.
The bulk of the group is from the team who won a record 11th African women’s championship in Ghana last year.
China is making more investments in Nigeria and the government is backing this development.
On Friday, Toure’s agent, Dimitri Seluk said he had “decided to end his career as a champion”.
Niger held three days of national mourning from Wednesday to Friday in memory of the victims.
A security source said between 20 and 30 gunmen carried out the attack.