29-03-2024 12:49 AM Jerusalem Timing

Boko Haram Kills Scores in NE Nigeria, Militants Amass in Gwoza

Boko Haram Kills Scores in NE Nigeria, Militants Amass in Gwoza

Boko Haram fighters killed 68 people, many of them children, in northeast Nigeria, as militants began amassing in the strategic town of Gwoza against a possible fight-back by military forces.

Boko HaramBoko Haram fighters killed 68 people, many of them children, in northeast Nigeria, as militants began amassing in the strategic town of Gwoza against a possible fight-back by military forces.

The atrocity in Njaba, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, happened at dawn on Tuesday and also saw attackers raze the village, witnesses and vigilantes said.