Many killed as extremists attack Nigerian town

Maiduguri, Nigeria: Survivors say Boko Haram gunmen invaded a northeastern Nigerian town just 85 kilometres (53 miles) from Maiduguri city before dawn, killing many villagers and setting homes ablaze.

Residents of Damboa town called an AP reporter to say they were piling up corpses.

A spokesman for the Nigerian Vigilante Group says its civilian defence fighters are reporting that half the town of Damboa is burning.