(VOVworld) – At least 24 people were killed and dozens wounded in the latest attack by Islamist Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state.

The Kwajafar attack is the latest attack conducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria. (Photo: The Sun)

The attackers arrived in cars late on Sunday and gathered people at a mosque in the remote village of Kwajafa, and then opened fire on them. Half of the village was burned down after the militants withdrew.   
Kwajafa village, 220 kilometres from Borno’s largest city Maiduguri, has been one of the areas most affected by Boko Haram’s 6-year insurgency. During the last two months, Nigeria’s army, supported by soldiers from Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, has retaken control of various towns and villages in northeast Nigeria from Boko Haram.