Boko Haram kill four in NE Nigeria village raid

At least four people were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters raided a local market in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, security sources said.

Scores of Boko Haram gunmen stormed Kayamla village, 20 kilometres from Maiduguri, capital of restive Borno state, and opened fire on a weekly market yesterday, killing four traders, a senior security official in Maiduguri told AFP.

The attackers looted food stores and took away livestock from the market before fleeing into the bush, said the security official, who asked not to be named.

“It was obvious they were looking for food to replenish their supplies because they didn’t target residents as they normally would,” the official said.