At least 24 people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram gunmen raided a village in northeast Nigeria, where the terrorists have stepped up deadly attacks on villages in recent months.
Dozens of motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed Kamuya village in Borno state after sunrise as locals were heading to the weekly market, opening fire on residents.
The attacks indicate how Boko Haram, who captured world attention after kidnapping more than 200 schoolgirls last month, can attack seemingly at will while the Nigerian security forces wallow in abject helplessness.
“They came on motorcycles and blocked all routes leading into the village and opened fire indiscriminately on people, most of them traders from neighbouring villages coming to the market,” said a resident.
