Kuda village in Adamawa state was on Monday left in ruins after Boko Haram fighters attack the village, killing 21 people in the process.
Kuda lies in the Madagali district of Adamawa state, some 285 kilometres (177 miles) north of the state capital Yola.
According to residents, the insurgents entered the village on Monday, in four trucks with gunmen on motorbikes, firing as they came.
The villagers, who had fled the attack, were said to have returned on Tuesday to bury the dead victims.
“They opened fire on residents, killing 21 people,” said community leader Maina Ularamu. “They burnt several homes.”
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“Two-thirds of the village has been burnt,” said resident Paul Waramulu.
According to him, the fighters had looted food supplies before setting fire to buildings.
He added that many villagers were terrified and were still hiding in surrounding bush, and those who came back did so to give funerals to those killed.
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