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The Nigerian Army vowed<\/a> to end Boko Haram\u2019s terrorism by December 2015.<\/p>\n Boko Haram renamed itself<\/a> the Islamic State in West Africa last April. \u201c30 dead in fresh Boko Haram raids on Borno villages,\u201d AFP<\/a>, February 14, 2016 (thanks to Goodness):<\/p>\n At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group.<\/p>\n Gun and knife-toting assailants on bikes and in vans stormed the remote villages of Yakshari and Kachifa on Friday and Saturday, said Mustapha Karimbe, a local vigilante assisting the military in the fight against Boko Haram Islamists.<\/p>\n \u201cThe attackers killed 30 people in two separate attacks on the two villages last night (Friday) and this morning (Saturday),\u201d Karimbe told AFP adding that they also looted and stole cattle.<\/p>\n The village of Yakshari was attacked at around 9:30 am on Saturday, with the assailants slaughtering 22 residents \u201cby slitting their throats before emptying food stores and taking away all the cattle\u201d, Karimbe said, speaking from the town of Biu approximately 120 kilometres (75 miles) from the village.<\/p>\n Late Friday evening, meanwhile, Boko Haram Islamists also raided nearby Kachifa village, killing eight people.<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe the same gunmen carried out both attacks on the two villages,\u201d Karimbe said.<\/p>\n Dozens of people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks in recent weeks near Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state, despite Buhari\u2019s December boast that the jihadist group had been more or less defeated.<\/p>\n Since then the militants have killed dozens in raids and suicide attacks, including across the border in Cameroon.<\/p>\n On January 30, at least 85 people died when insurgents stormed and torched one village, while on Thursday two female suicide bombers killed at least 58 at a camp for people made homeless by the insurgency\u2026.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u00a0Read the Original Article at Jihad Watch<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n