In a fresh attack, Islamist group Boko Haram have
been accused of killing 17 people in an attack on a
village in Borno State, North-East Nigeria, close to
where hundreds of schoolgirls were seized.
This comes a day after 118 people died in the Jos
twin bomb blasts.
In the latest attack, BBC reports that Boko Haram
fighters reportedly spent hours killing and looting in
the village of Alagarno. Alagarno is near Chibok,
from where the schoolgirls were abducted last
month. People in north-east Nigeria are extremely
vulnerable to attacks because many areas are no go
zones for the military and the insurgents operate
freely, the BBC's Will Ross reports from the country.
Witnesses in Alagarno said the suspected Boko
Haram fighters arrived close to midnight, and killed
and looted for hours before leaving in stolen
vehicles. One survivor told the BBC that every single
building in the village had been torched.
