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| Nigeria violence: 'At least 40 dead' in Boko Haram attack | |
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| Boko Haram militants have killed at least 40 people in north-eastern Nigeria, according to witnesses. | |
| The attacks on Monday and Tuesday took place in the villages of Debiro Hawul and Debiro Bi in Borno state. | |
| Residents say the militants drove into the towns and began shooting, looting and burning houses. | |
| In a separate attack, a young female suicide bomber reportedly killed at least 10 people in the neighbouring state of Yobe. | |
| A witness said the girl, who detonated explosives in the town of Gujba on Tuesday, was about 12 years old. | |
| The Islamist group has not commented on the attack but it is known for carrying out such bombings. | The Islamist group has not commented on the attack but it is known for carrying out such bombings. |
| Earlier this year, the Nigerian army seized Gujba from the militant group Boko Haram. | |
| Some 18,000 people have been killed in Nigeria since the group began a campaign of violence in 2009. | Some 18,000 people have been killed in Nigeria since the group began a campaign of violence in 2009. |
| One resident who fled Debiro Hawul said that the attack had taken the village by surprise. | |
| "It never occurred to us we would be the next target," Umaru Markus told the AFP news agency. | |
| "The gunmen slaughtered 22 people who were not fast enough in fleeing and went about looting homes, grains silos and drug stores," he added. | |
| 12-year-old bomber | |
| Tuesday's attack in Gujba happened at about 11:00 local time (10:00 GMT). | |
| "It was a suicide attack by a girl of around 12 years," said witness Hussaini Aisami. | "It was a suicide attack by a girl of around 12 years," said witness Hussaini Aisami. |
| "She went into the market and headed straight to the grain section. She detonated her explosives in the middle of traders and customers." | "She went into the market and headed straight to the grain section. She detonated her explosives in the middle of traders and customers." |
| That attack came a day after two female suicide bombers attacked the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, killing at least 20 people. | |
| And in January, at least 19 people were killed by a bomb strapped to a girl aged about 10 in Maiduguri. | And in January, at least 19 people were killed by a bomb strapped to a girl aged about 10 in Maiduguri. |
| Maiduguri is where Boko Haram first emerged, and the Nigerian military has recently begun moving its headquarters from the capital Abuja to the city. | Maiduguri is where Boko Haram first emerged, and the Nigerian military has recently begun moving its headquarters from the capital Abuja to the city. |
| African news updates | African news updates |
| Nigeria's female bombers | Nigeria's female bombers |