Boko Haram Insurgents kill 21 people in Yobe village

Suspected Boko Haram members have killed 21 people returning home to retrieve abandoned food supplies, an official with the Gujba local government area in Yobe State has said.

The men were stopped at Bultaram village in by gunmen believed to be Boko Haram insurgents who shot them dead.

Relatives of the victims who also confirmed the incident to AFP said many Gujba residents have fled Yobe's capital to seek refuge from the terror group.