Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to wage a "total war" against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Speaking on the the 15th anniversary of the end of military rule, he said "international terrorism" threatened Nigeria's democratic gains.
Boko Haram has waged an increasingly bloody insurgency since 2009 to create an Islamic state in Nigeria. Its fighters killed 42 people during a raid on Gurmushi village in the north-east on Wednesday, a survivor said.
Villagers were shot and hacked to death, and many homes were torched, the female survivor, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told BBC Hausa.
Boko Haram has been holding more than 200 schoolgirls captive since last month, demanding a prisoner swap.
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