Massacre By Boko Haram Militants Reported In Nigeria

 

The Guardian/AFP: At least 110 dead in Nigeria after suspected Boko Haram attack 

 

Attack took place in village near Maiduguri, with assailants targeting farmers in rice fields 

At least 110 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group, according to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country. 

“At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” Edward Kallon said in a statement after initial tolls indicated 43 and then at least 70 dead from the massacre on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram fighters. 

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 More News On Saturday's Boko Haram Attack In Nigeria 

Boko Haram massacre kills at least 110: Islamist militants behead and slit the throats of Nigerian rice farmers and fishermen and kidnap their wives and daughters after barbaric attack -- Daily Mail 

Nigerian farmers slaughtered, beheaded in retaliation after villagers stand up to gunman -- ABC News (Australia) 

At least 110 civilians killed in ‘gruesome’ Nigeria massacre -- Al Jazeera 

UN says at least 110 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria where many victims were beheaded -- RT 

Nigeria buries scores of farmers killed by militants, some beheaded -- Reuters