Boko Haram Kills Many People In Borno, Burn Houses In Fresh Deadly Attack

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on villagers and torched a number of buildings in a new attack in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Monday. Resident Ahmad Ali told AFP that roughly two dozen assailants, who were “obviously Boko Haram fighters” stormed the village of Kwajaffa at dusk on Sunday and ordered residents out of their homes. Locals thought the Islamist insurgents “were going to preach and leave”, but in fact they “opened fire on the crowd”, Ali said. Ali said the death toll likely passed two dozen but no other eye witnesses could be reached immediately to confirm t... more »