A Nigerian security source and local residents say militants have stormed the remote northeastern village of Gumskiri in Maiduguri, Borno State, killing 35 people and kidnapping at least 100 others.

The attackers seized women and children in the village on Sunday, but news only emerged after survivors reached the city of Maiduguri. Although no one has yet claimed responsibility, the attack bore the hallmarks of the Boko Haram.

The militant group carried out a similar assault in April, abducting more than 200 women from a secondary school in Chibok, located very near the latest attack site on the Cameroon border.

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)