At least 12 killed in Nigeria attack: witnesses

At least 12 people were killed when Boko Haram fighters stormed a local community in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno late Tuesday, witnesses told Xinhua Wednesday.

Warsala, an agrarian community located along a highway connecting Borno and its neighboring Yobe State came under heavy attack in which houses and vehicles were also burned, said Bulama Mohammed, a local chief.

Many other people sustained injuries as the Boko Haram fighters raided the community, said a witness identified as Yusuf Marwa.

The community is located about 20 km to the neighboring Yobe State and some 110 km to Maiduguri, capital of the northern Borno State and known headquarters of Boko Haram. Enditem