Boko Haram hacks to death 10 in northeast Nigeria: Official

May 25, 2015 21:08

Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in a remote village in northeast Nigeria, a local government official told AFP.

Maina Ularamu, local government chairman of Madagali, in the north of Adamawa state, said the attack happened early Friday morning in Pambula-Kwamda village. "The attackers went into the village around 4.00am (11am Singapore time) while residents were still asleep and used machetes to attack their victims," he added.

News of the attack only emerged on Monday because of the remote location and communications difficulties caused by the insurgency. The attack is the latest by Boko Haram in northern Adamawa state, which was declared "clear" of insurgents in March by the military.

A number of villages in the area have been hit as troops try to flush out rebels from their Sambisa Forest stronghold, just across the border in neighbouring Borno state.

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