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| Nigeria's Boko Haram 'in village massacre' | Nigeria's Boko Haram 'in village massacre' |
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| Suspected Islamist militants have raided a Nigerian village and murdered dozens, according to witnesses. | Suspected Islamist militants have raided a Nigerian village and murdered dozens, according to witnesses. |
| The gunmen reportedly rounded up a group of men in Izghe village and shot them, before going door-to-door and killing anyone they found. | The gunmen reportedly rounded up a group of men in Izghe village and shot them, before going door-to-door and killing anyone they found. |
| Officials said they suspected the Boko Haram group was behind the attack. | Officials said they suspected the Boko Haram group was behind the attack. |
| Boko Haram, which claims to be fighting to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, is notorious for extreme violence and indiscriminate attacks. | Boko Haram, which claims to be fighting to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, is notorious for extreme violence and indiscriminate attacks. |
| Bodies in the streets | Bodies in the streets |
| The senator for Borno state, where the attack took place, has told the BBC that 106 people were killed in the latest attack. | The senator for Borno state, where the attack took place, has told the BBC that 106 people were killed in the latest attack. |
| Ali Ndume said around 100 Islamist militants attacked Izghe for five hours on Saturday evening, without any intervention from the army. | Ali Ndume said around 100 Islamist militants attacked Izghe for five hours on Saturday evening, without any intervention from the army. |
| He said the military recently withdrew from the area after nine soldiers were killed in an ambush last week. | He said the military recently withdrew from the area after nine soldiers were killed in an ambush last week. |
| Residents who fled the attack in Izghe said some of the victims were shot, while others had their throats slit. | Residents who fled the attack in Izghe said some of the victims were shot, while others had their throats slit. |
| "All the dead bodies of the victims are still lying in the streets," resident Abubakar Usman told Reuters news agency. | "All the dead bodies of the victims are still lying in the streets," resident Abubakar Usman told Reuters news agency. |
| "We fled without burying them, fearing the terrorists were still lurking in the bushes." | "We fled without burying them, fearing the terrorists were still lurking in the bushes." |
| Other witnesses described how the attackers had arrived on Saturday evening in trucks and motorcycles. | Other witnesses described how the attackers had arrived on Saturday evening in trucks and motorcycles. |
| They asked the men in the village to gather, and then they hacked and shot them to death. | They asked the men in the village to gather, and then they hacked and shot them to death. |
| More than 30 people were killed in the town of Konduga, also in Borno state, earlier this week in an attack blamed on Boko Haram. | More than 30 people were killed in the town of Konduga, also in Borno state, earlier this week in an attack blamed on Boko Haram. |
| Following the attack in Konduga, the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, called for more troops to be deployed to combat Boko Haram militants fighting in the area. | Following the attack in Konduga, the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, called for more troops to be deployed to combat Boko Haram militants fighting in the area. |
| Numerous villages in the area around the state capital of Maiduguri have been attacked in recent months, despite the state being under emergency rule. | Numerous villages in the area around the state capital of Maiduguri have been attacked in recent months, despite the state being under emergency rule. |
| Frustrated with the army's efforts to combat the rebellion, President Goodluck Jonathan replaced his top military brass on 16 January. | Frustrated with the army's efforts to combat the rebellion, President Goodluck Jonathan replaced his top military brass on 16 January. |
| The attack on Izghe is the biggest since those new appointments. | |
| Boko Haram has killed several thousand people - Muslims and Christians - since it launched a campaign of mass violence in 2009. |