Abuja, 04 Sep

(HS): At least 127 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria by suspected

Boko Haram militants, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.

The attack

occurred in the Tarmuwa area of Yobe state, and is considered one of the deadliest

attacks. On Sunday evening, more than 50 extremists on motorcycles came to the

village and opened fire in a busy market killing worshippers and residents

inside their homes. The attackers also set many buildings ablaze causing

widespread distruction.

Yobe police

Spokesperson Dungus Abdulkarim attributed the attack to Boko Haram. The

militant group has been waging an insurgency in the region since 2009 seeking a

strict interpretation of Islamic law or Sharia across northeastern Nigeria.

The militant

group has been responsible for the deaths of at least 35,000 people and

displacement of over two million. Yobe government

conducted a mass funeral of 34 victims.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar