By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least 81 people were killed in an attack on a village by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, the Borno state government said in a statement released to CNN Wednesday.Residents said the men attacked the village in armored tanks and trucks filled with guns, according to the government’s statement.Seven people, including the village head, children and women, were abducted from the Faduma Kolomdi community, described as a nomadic town in northern Borno.Residents reported that the men gathered the villagers on Tuesday morning...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least 81 people were killed in an attack on a village by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, the Borno state government said in a statement released to CNN Wednesday.Residents said the men attacked the village in armored tanks and trucks filled with guns, according to the government’s statement.Seven people, including the village head, children and women, were abducted from the Faduma Kolomdi community, described as a nomadic town in northern Borno.Residents reported that the men gathered the villagers on Tuesday morning...WW…

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 81 people were killed in an attack on a village by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, the Borno state government said in a statement released to CNN Wednesday.Residents said the men attacked the village in armored tanks and trucks filled with guns, according to the government's statement. Seven people, including the village head, children and women, were abducted from the Faduma Kolomdi community, described as a nomadic town in northern Borno. Residents reported that the men gathered the villagers on Tuesday morning and started shooting in the...…Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 81 people were killed in an attack on a village by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, the Borno state government said in a statement released to CNN Wednesday.Residents said the men attacked the village in armored tanks and trucks filled with guns, according to the government's statement. Seven people, including the village head, children and women, were abducted from the Faduma Kolomdi community, described as a nomadic town in northern Borno. Residents reported that the men gathered the villagers on Tuesday morning and started shooting in the...WW…

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted in the early hours of Friday when raided a state-run school in Zamfara State, northwest , a government official told CNN.The schoolgirls were taken from their hostels by gunmen who raided the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe, a high-ranking government official with knowledge of the incident told CNN.A police officer was killed in the attack, according to the source, who did not want to be named as he did not have permission to speak on record."They came on about 20 motorcycles and they marched the abducted...…Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted in the early hours of Friday when raided a state-run school in Zamfara State, northwest , a government official told CNN.The schoolgirls were taken from their hostels by gunmen who raided the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe, a high-ranking government official with knowledge of the incident told CNN.A police officer was killed in the attack, according to the source, who did not want to be named as he did not have permission to speak on record."They came on about 20 motorcycles and they marched the abducted...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least seven people were killed in a attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Borno state on Christmas Eve, a local official said.“Boko Haram attacked Pemi village, killed seven people and abducted another seven, including a pastor,” Kachallah Usman, secretary of the Chibok local government area, told CNN on Friday.“They also burned down a church, a dispensary and several houses,” he added.Pemi is located approximately 20 kilometers from Chibok, where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls six years ago.A man purporting to...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least seven people were killed in a attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Borno state on Christmas Eve, a local official said.“Boko Haram attacked Pemi village, killed seven people and abducted another seven, including a pastor,” Kachallah Usman, secretary of the Chibok local government area, told CNN on Friday.“They also burned down a church, a dispensary and several houses,” he added.Pemi is located approximately 20 kilometers from Chibok, where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls six years ago.A man purporting to...WW…

Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)A man claiming to be a leader of Boko Haram said the terror group was responsible for in northwestern Nigeria on Friday, according to a short audio message shared with Nigerian media and reviewed by CNN."I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina," said the man in the recording. Shekau is the leader of one of Boko Haram's factions.CNN was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the message. after an attack on the Government Science Secondary School Kankara, a state government spokesman told CNN on Monday.The message claimed that...…Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)A man claiming to be a leader of Boko Haram said the terror group was responsible for in northwestern Nigeria on Friday, according to a short audio message shared with Nigerian media and reviewed by CNN."I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina," said the man in the recording. Shekau is the leader of one of Boko Haram's factions.CNN was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the message. after an attack on the Government Science Secondary School Kankara, a state government spokesman told CNN on Monday.The message claimed that...WW…

(CNN)Daniel Bala was walking home from church early on Friday evening. He had just attended choir practice and was looking forward to getting home to his wife and newborn baby who was just two days old. Suddenly, gunshots rang out and Bala, 49, was forced to take cover in a nearby yam farm, where he hid behind a ridge from the attackers, suspected militia herdsmen who had previously targeted farming communities like theirs in the region, according to local government officials.It was the second assault on the community in as many days. Elias Manza, chairman of the Zango Kataf local...…(CNN)Daniel Bala was walking home from church early on Friday evening. He had just attended choir practice and was looking forward to getting home to his wife and newborn baby who was just two days old. Suddenly, gunshots rang out and Bala, 49, was forced to take cover in a nearby yam farm, where he hid behind a ridge from the attackers, suspected militia herdsmen who had previously targeted farming communities like theirs in the region, according to local government officials.It was the second assault on the community in as many days. Elias Manza, chairman of the Zango Kataf local...WW…