killing at least 33 people and kidnapping at least 100, a survivor has
told the BBC.
He said that suspected Boko Haram militants had seized young men,
women and children from Gumsuri village.
The attack happened on Sunday but news has only just emerged, after
survivors reached the city of Maiduguri.
Meanwhile, Cameroon's army says it has killed 116 Nigerian militants
who had attacked one of its bases, AFP reports.
After killing our youths, the insurgents have taken away our wives and daughters
Gumsuri resident
Residents told the BBC the armed militants attacked the border town of
Amchide on Wednesday, arriving in two vehicles with many others on
foot.
They raided the market area, setting fire to shops and more than 50 houses.
No group has said it carried out either attack but officials have
blamed Nigerian-based Boko Haram militants.
More than 2,000 people have been killed in militant violence this year
alone, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon.
More than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by the group in April.
--BBC
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