Boko Haram shooting spree kills many: Takfiri Boko Haram militants have reportedly attacked a market outside the key northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, with reports saying that a number of people have been killed. Locals said on Saturday that about 50 gunmen on motorbikes stormed the market located in Ngom village, some 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) from the Borno State capital, late Friday. Witnesses say the Boko Haram militants opened fire indiscriminatel y in the market and killed many people. The deaths have not been confirmed. Reports also say that Nigerian soldiers and local fighters from Maiduguri returned fire. “The soldiers and the civilian succeeded in killing dozens of the Boko Haram fighters but many of them escaped into the bush,” Tanimu Goni, a local who fled to Maiduguri, said.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:06:39 +0000
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