MAIDUGURI: Gunmen from Islamist sect Boko Haram killed 51 people in an attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said yesterday, in a region where President Goodluck Jonathan’s troops are struggling to contain its insurgency.
Dozens of Boko Haram fighters speeding along in trucks painted in military colours and armed with automatic weapons and explosives stormed Konduga local government area in Borno state at around 4pm on Tuesday, burning houses and shooting fleeing villagers, two witnesses said.
The insurgents also took 20 young girls from a local college hostage, a teacher said. The military confirmed the attack.
REUTERS
