AFP reported that at least 17 people were killed in a Thursday attack by boko haram terrorists on a village market in Borno state.
News of the attack is coming late due to the communication shut down around the area.
Describing the attack, Borno state Police commissioner , Lawan Tanko said, "An explosion in the market in Nguro-Soye killed 17 people. The attack on Nguro-Soye, as in previous attacks, is the handiwork of Boko Haram insurgents.
"There is an ongoing military operation in the area (Borno) against the group and the attack was likely in frustration over their losses. It is not established whether the attack explosion at the market which killed 17 people was as a result of planted IED (improvised explosive device) or RPG", Tanko added
However, residents who fled the area put the death toll at 30 not 17 as announced by the police.
A local trader,Hamisu Ibrahim who survived the attack said, "They (attackers) fired RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) on the market and opened fire, killing 29 people. Many people were injured in the attack and the stampede that followed.
The Nigerian army is yet to issue a statement concerning this latest attack, although most recent statements by the army claimed that the insurgents were badly incapacitated.
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