Nigeria vigilantes kill 8 'militants' for attacking village

June 17, 2014 23:34

Nigerian vigilantes said on today they had killed eight suspected Boko Haram militants who attacked a village near Chibok, where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped in April.

Adamsi Tar said the suspected militants had attacked a village about 15 kilometres from Chibok in volatile northeastern Nigeria, burning several homes and looting food.

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