The Islamist group Boko Haram is accused of killing 17 people in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria, close to where hundreds of schoolgirls were seized.<\/p>\n
It comes a day after 118 people died in a twin bomb attack in the central city of Jos, also blamed on Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
In the latest attack, Boko Haram fighters reportedly spent hours killing and looting in the village of Alagarno.<\/p>\n
Alagarno is near Chibok, from where the schoolgirls were abducted last month.<\/p>\n
The abductions caused international outrage and have put pressure on the Nigerian authorities to deal with the threat from Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Witnesses in Alagarno said the suspected Boko Haram fighters arrived close to midnight, and killed and looted for hours before leaving in stolen vehicles.<\/p>\n
One survivor told the BBC that every single building in the village had been torched.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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