BEVERLY HILLS, August 20, (THEWILL) –Â Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly killed 63 people in Malari, a village in Borno state.
This was disclosed to Reuters by an aid worker at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Monguno, a town in Borno.
The aid worker claimed that hundreds of survivors from villages in the area have fled to the IDP camp.
Abatcha Umar, a witness, said the attack took place in the early hours of Sunday.
Umar said he counted 19 bodies, including that of his younger brother.
He added that the militants were spotted around the village three days before their attack and that residents informed soldiers stationed in the nearby town of Gudumbali, but no action was taken.
He said Boko Haram fighters arrived in trucks firing guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
