Kano - At least 22 people were killed in an
attack by suspected members of Islamist
extremist sect Boko Haram in northern Nigeria,
officials said Friday. Gunmen on about 50
motorcycles attacked two villages in Zamfara
State, Maitsaba and Birnin-Tsab, on Thursday
evening, attacking residents and torching dozens
of homes and grain stores, Zamfara
Commissioner of Commerce Alhaji Hassan Zurmi
told dpa.
Boko Haram, which means "Western education is
sinful," has been active in the Muslim north of
the West African country, carrying out attacks
against government institutions and civilians.
Since 2009, more than 6 000 people have been
killed in the violence.
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