Islamist militants from
Nigeria's Boko Haram have
reportedly killed 48 people
in an attack on fish sellers
near the border with Chad.
A fish traders' group said
some victims had their
throats slit whilst others
were tied up and drowned in
Lake Chad.
The attack took place on
Thursday, but the news took
several days to come to
light because Boko Haram
has destroyed mobile phone
masts in the area.
It was the second major
attack in two days by Boko
Haram.
In Thursday's attack, the
traders were on their way to
Chad to buy fish when
militants blocked their path
near the village of Doron
Baga, some 180km (112
miles) north of Maiduguri in
Borno state.
Abubakar Gamandi, the
head of the fish sellers'
association, said the
militants had used no guns.
"The attackers killed their
victims silently without the
use of the gun to avoid
attracting attention from the
multi-national troops," he
told AFP news agency.
Troops from Nigeria, Chad
and Niger have been
deployed to the area and
have a base at Doron Baga,
but the military task force
has had little impact, says
the BBC's Will Ross in Lagos.
On Wednesday, Boko
Haram gunmen attacked
the village of Azaya Kura,
also in Borno state, killing at
least 45 people.
In this attack too, victims'
hands were tied behind their
backs and their throats were
slit. The attack was
apparently aimed at
punishing the community
after four insurgents were
pointed out to soldiers and
were shot dead.
Boko Haram has been
waging an insurgency in
Nigeria since 2009.
It has stepped up attacks
against civilian targets since
the Nigerian military
launched an offensive
against the group last year...


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