Retreating Boko Haram kills at least 21 villagers in northern Nigeria

Even at full retreat, the rebels were able to sow chaos

Boko Haram fighters who were in full retreat after a Nigerian army attack killed at least 21 people, today, in attacks against a village in the north of Nigeria. This village is very close to the school which the rebels had used to kidnap 200 students last year, according to a Nigerian armed forces source. Other sources speak of at least 30 villagers killed during the raid