As the Arise television channel notes, the pattern of these crimes is reminiscent of attacks by the extremist group Boko Haram

Residents who escaped violence tell of bandits riding in on motorbikes and shooting indiscriminately

Assailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.

As the Arise television channel notes, the pattern of these crimes is reminiscent of attacks by the extremist group Boko Haram