At least 25 killed by militants in Nigeria's northeast

July 28, 2015 05:36 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 05:22 pm IST - MAIDUGURI:

At least 25 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram militants during raids on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning on three communities in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state, military and police sources said.

The main village attacked was Dille along with two smaller communities in the Askira/Uba local government area in southern Borno state, the region hit hardest by an Islamist insurgency.

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