AFP reports that Boko Haram has attacked a market in Ngom village, some 20 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
Witnesses reportedly told of the attack, which occurred at about 1:00 pm on Friday, September 12.
The insurgents, numbering about 50, were said to have invaded the market on motorbikes and opened fire on the traders.
One trader, Tanimu Goni reportedly said”
)
)
)
“They (Boko Haram) came on motorcycles and opened fire on the market. They killed many people,”
Another trader, Nafiu Umarari, added:
“They fired indiscriminately and killed a lot of people.”
Boko Haram has taken over some communities in the state and reportedly expressed a desire to capture Maiduguri.