'100 dead' in Nigerian sect attacks
An official with the Nigerian Red Cross says the death toll from a series of attacks carried out by a radical Muslim sect in north-east Nigeria has risen to more than 100.
An official with the Nigerian Red Cross says the death toll from a series of attacks carried out by a radical Muslim sect in north-east Nigeria has risen to more than 100.
Red Cross official Ibrahim Bulama told reporters he expects the number to rise as local clinics and hospitals tabulate their numbers in Damauturu, the capital of Yobe state.
A radical Muslim sect known locally as Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attacks on Friday, which included suicide bombings and shootings in the cities of Damaturu and Maiduguri.
Nearly all the deaths occurred in and around Damaturu.