Story highlightsResidents and militia leaders: Gunmen on horseback enter a northeast Nigerian villag...

1. Boko Haram gunmen on horseback kill 79
Story highlightsResidents and militia leaders: Gunmen on horseback enter a northeast Nigerian
village and kill 68Militants later kill an imam in another village, as well as open fire at a Nigerian
mosqueLocals blame Boko Haram, which has been behind attacks, bombings and mass
kidnappingsIn the first and deadliest attack late Friday, gunmen entered the village of Baanu --
about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state -- and shot dead 68
people.
The gunmen seemingly shot indiscriminately, spurring survivors to run for their lives into the bush,
according to residents and vigilantes, who are local militia assisting the Nigerian military in going
after Boko Haram.
The next attack happened around 2 p.m. (9 a.m. ET) Saturday in Hambagda village in Borno state's
Gwoza district, 80 miles from Maiduguri and a few miles from Boko Haram's de facto capital.
Militants, again on horseback, unloaded
on worshipers at a mosque -- leaving
seven dead and five more wounded,
locals and militia leaders said.
Another attack about five hours later in
in the village of Karnuwa, which is close
to Baanu, resulted in the deaths of the
village's imam, his son and two
neighbors.
There was no immediate claim of
responsibility for any of the bloodshed.
Locals were quick to point the finger at Boko Haram, a militant group tied to a large number of
horrific incidents in recent years in Borno and surrounding states.
Boko Haram's stated aim is to impose a strict enforcement of Sharia law across Nigeria, which is
split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south.
Its militants haven't waged a traditional military campaign to do this. Instead, the reviled terrorist
group has resorted to tactics like bombing marketplaces, churches, mosques and other public
gathering spots.
Boko Haram has also conducted mass kidnappings, the most notorious being last year's abduction of
more than 200 girls from a school in the northeastern city of Chibok. Those girls' fate remains a
mystery.
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