Boko Haram kills 48 fish vendors in northeast Nigeria
They had blocked a route linking Nigeria with Chad near the fishing village of Doron Baga on the shores of Lake Chad and killed a group of fish traders on their way to Chad to buy fish
Boko Haram gunmen killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria's restive Borno State, near the border with Chad, the head of the fish traders association told AFP today.
"Scores of Boko Haram fighters blocked a route linking Nigeria with Chad near the fishing village of Doron Baga on the shores of Lake Chad on Thursday and killed a group of 48 fish traders on their way to Chad to buy fish," Abubakar Gamandi said.
"Scores of Boko Haram fighters blocked a route linking Nigeria with Chad near the fishing village of Doron Baga on the shores of Lake Chad on Thursday and killed a group of 48 fish traders on their way to Chad to buy fish," Abubakar Gamandi said.
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First Published: Nov 23 2014 | 4:36 PM IST