Violence linked to an insurgency by Boko Haram in northern and central Nigeria has left some 3,000 people dead since 2009 Photo: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde |
Suspected Islamist extremists killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in an attack on a village in Nigeria's volatile northeast, residents and a relief source have claimed.
"From the information gathered, the attackers broke into selected homes and slaughtered 15 people in their sleep," the anonymous relief official said.