Maina Ularamu, local government
chairman of Madagali, in the north of Adamawa state, said the attack
happened early on Friday morning in Pambula-Kwamda village.
"The
attackers went into the village around 4:00 am (0300 GMT) while
residents were still asleep and used machetes to attack their victims,"
he added.
News of the attack
only emerged on Monday because of the remote location and communications
difficulties caused by the insurgency.
The
attack is the latest by Boko Haram in northern Adamawa state, which was
declared "clear" of insurgents in March by the military.
A
number of villages in the area have been hit as troops try to flush out
rebels from their Sambisa Forest stronghold, just across the border in
neighbouring Borno state.
Soldiers
have in recent weeks rescued hundreds of women and children from the
forest after they were kidnapped during Boko Haram raids.
On
Sunday, 31 people -- most of them children under 12 -- who were freed
last week were brought to the Malkohi camp outside the northeastern city
of Yola, relief officials said.
On
Monday, defence spokesman Chris Olukolade said troops had thwarted an
attack on Mafa, 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of the Borno state
capital, Maiduguri.
About 30 Boko Haram fighters were killed and "many others" wounded, he added in a statement.
Source:AFP
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