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| Boko Haram unrest: Nigerian militants 'kidnap dozens' | Boko Haram unrest: Nigerian militants 'kidnap dozens' |
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| Militants have stormed a remote village in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping dozens, a survivor has told the BBC. | Militants have stormed a remote village in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping dozens, a survivor has told the BBC. |
| He said that suspected Boko Haram militants had seized young men, women and children from Bintiri village. | |
| The attack happened on Sunday but news has only just emerged, after survivors reached the city of Maiduguri. | The attack happened on Sunday but news has only just emerged, after survivors reached the city of Maiduguri. |
| Meanwhile, Cameroon's army says it has killed 116 Nigerian militants who had attacked one of its bases. | |
| No group has said it carried out either attack but officials have blamed Boko Haram. | |
| More than 2,000 people have been killed this year alone, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon. | |
| The survivor said that after the attack, he returned to the village of Bintiri and helped bury 33 bodies. | The survivor said that after the attack, he returned to the village of Bintiri and helped bury 33 bodies. |
| His testimony was confirmed by a local official, neither of whom wanted their names to be published. |