According to reports, the attack occurred last Sunday in a small village named Mafa, located near Shekau, the hometown of Abubakar Shekau, former leader of Boko Haram.

However, eyewitnesses reported that the death toll has risen to around 90, while five others were seriously injured.

The Nigerian government recently reaffirmed its determination and commitment to tackle insecurity and assured its full support to the military forces fighting criminal gangs in the country.

In recent times, the army has neutralized more than 100 members of armed Islamist groups and numerous hostages have been released.

Islamist factions such as Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State in West Africa, are active in eastern Nigeria, and insecurity has spread to areas in the center, north and northwest, raising alarms about the possible expansion of these terrorist and criminal networks.

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