Northeast Nigeria over 42 people dead in a recent attack of the islamist terrorist group in two villages Debiro Hawul and Debiro Biu Burno state. Boko Haram, which has been fighting to establish a hardline Islamic state in northeast Nigeria since 2009, has intensified its campaign of violence in the last month. In all, nearly 250 people have been killed in Nigeria since Muhammadu Buhari became president on May 29 vowing to crush the militant uprising that has claimed at least 15,000 lives. The latest attacks saw some 30 militant fighters storm Debiro Biu on Monday and Debiro Hawul the following day, with reports taking time to emerge because of the villages' remote location."We received reports of attacks by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on the two villages, in which 42 deaths were recorded, A spokesman said "They came around 12:30 am (1130 GMT on Tuesday) and opened fire on the village, which sent people scampering into the bush to escape the attack," he added."The gunmen slaughtered 22 people who were not fast enough in fleeing and went about looting homes, grains silos and drug stores."The attack on Debiro Biu left 20 people dead, he said."It never occurred to us we would be the next target," he added.
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