Boko Haram kills 29 in one day

Boko Haram gunmen have stormed two villages in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, killing 10 people, after a botched attempt by local vigilantes to arrest some of the militants.

The killings happened Sunday, the same day they slaughtered 19 people at a checkpoint near the border town of Gamboru Ngala, close to Cameroon. The Boko haram killers had disguised like soldiers.

The latest attack by Boko Haram, occurred after vigilante youths tried to approach a militant hideout in Konduga, in remote Borno state.

“The insurgents fled their hideout and, on their way, ambushed our colleagues, killed three of them and invaded Kawuri and Fori,” said Ahmed Kyari, a surviving vigilante.

He said the militants shot dead another seven villagers and burned 20 houses to the ground.