Suspected Boko Haram Attacks Kill 40 in Nigeria

At least 40 people were killed in Nigeria during recent attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants. Witnesses and security sources say the attacks occurred in two neighboring villages in Borno state on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Residents who managed to escape told VOA that attackers arrived in vans and on motorcycles, burning homes, killing villagers and looting food from the poor farming community. Isa Daburo, a resident, said some people were shot while others had their...

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