Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 30 in Attacks On Borno Villages

15 February 2016

Boko Haram militants killed at least 30 people during attacks on two villages over two days in Borno State, local vigilante fighters and local officials said at the weekend. According to the Associated Press (AP), the vicious attacks saw the raiders looting food supplies, carting away herds, and kidnapping women and children.

Gunmen in pickups and on bicycles stormed the remote villages of Yakshari and Kachifa in Damboa district, slaughtering villagers, said Musa Suleiman, a member of a local ad hoc group fighting Boko Haram alongside Nigeria's military. "The attackers slaughtered 30 people in Yakshari and Kachifa villages in Damboa Local Government Area in two separate attacks on Friday night and Saturday morning," Suleiman said. His account was supported by his comrade, Awana Ari.

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