Boko Haram kills over 60 in midnight attack in this country; homes torched, families forced to flee

A brutal overnight attack by Boko Haram militants has left more than 60 people dead in a village in Nigeria's Borno state. The assault took place on Friday in Darul Jamal -- a community in the Bama local government area where residents had only recently returned after being displaced for years. Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum visited the area on Saturday evening and confirmed the heavy loss of lives. "We sympathise with the people and have pleaded with them not to abandon their homes as we have made arrangements to improve security and provide food and other lifesaving items that they have lost," he said, as per The Associated Press.

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