Militants kill 31 more in northeast Nigeria

03 Mar, 2014

MAIDUGURI: Insurgents have killed at least 31 people in attacks on a village in northeast Nigeria, a state lawmaker said on Monday, a day after 85 were killed in a wave of attacks by suspected militants nearby.

Gunmen stormed Mafa village in Borno state at around 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Sunday, shooting fleeing civilians and throwing explosives at occupied houses, witness Auwalu Gunda said.

Senator Ahmed Zannah said 29 civilians died in the raid and two policemen were killed in a bomb blast on Monday while trying to evacuate victims of the initial attack.

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