20 people feared dead as Boko Haram opens fire on motorists

More than 20 people were feared dead after Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on a convoy of motorists travelling under military escort in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said today. 

The exact toll from the ambush on the main road between Maiduguri to Damboa on Saturday was unclear, with numbers



varying from two to as high as 15 and 24. But according to travellers who survived the attack and local rescuers, at least 15 trucks laden with food were seized when the Islamists struck at the Korowaso forest on Saturday.