At least eight persons were reportedly killed yesterday in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram members.
The gunmen stormed a venue of a bachelor party and started shooting sporadically, killing eight persons on the spot.
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan ordered an all out offensive against the northeastern rebels in Africa’s leading energy exporter.
Though they retreated into a hilly area around the Cameroon border, the rebels have since stepped up attacks on both soldiers and civilians.
“Three Boko Haram members came on motorcycles at about 11 yesterday night,” Abdul Usman told Reuters in the main northeastern city of Maiduguri, where he fled after escaping the attack on Tashan Alade village. “They were shooting indiscriminately.”
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