Nigeria Investigating Boko Haram Attack in Remote Northeast

Nigerian police say they’re investigating reports that dozens of people were killed in attacks by Boko Haram Islamic extremists in a remote region in the country’s northeast

Chadian soldiers transfer weapons seized from Boko Haram fighters to a truck in the Nigerian city of Damasak, Nigeria, Wednesday March 18, 2015. Damasak was flushed of Boko Haram militants last week, and is now controlled by a joint Chadian and Nigerien force. AP Photo/Jerome Delay

BAUCHI, Nigeria—Nigerian police say they’re investigating reports that dozens of people were killed in attacks by Boko Haram Islamic extremists in a remote region in the country’s northeast.

Haruna Bukar, a civilian security agent in the area, told The Associated Press that more than 40 villagers were killed between Friday and Sunday.

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