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Wednesday 16 Dec 2015 - 12:21 Makkah mean time-5-3-1437
Boko Haram militants (Google image)
Kano (IINA) – At least 30 people were killed and 20 others wounded in attacks in three villages by Boko Haram extremists in the restive northeast of Nigeria, AFP reported citing a vigilante.
"Most of the victims were slaughtered and most of the wounded (had suffered) machete cuts," Mustapha Karimbe, a civilian helping the Nigerian military fighting Boko Haram, said of Saturday's attacks in the villages of Warwara, Mangari and Bura-Shika in Borno state.
News of the attacks has been slow to emerge because telecom masts in the area have been destroyed in previous Boko Haram raids, hindering communication.
The militants invaded the villages, hacking and slaughtering their victims before setting the villages on fire.
Warwara, where 20 people were killed, was the worst affected, said Musa Suleiman, another vigilante. He added that the attackers killed six people in Bura-Shika and another four in Mangari. Buratai and nearby settlements have recently been the targets of deadly raids by Boko Haram, which have left scores dead and entire villages looted and burnt down.
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