NIGERIA (Borno)- Fresh attack by the suspected Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has claimed the lives of over 52 people in Kawuri District of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

It was gathered that the invaders set ablaze over 300 residential houses and wounded many policemen.

Residents who sustained injuries during the attack are now receiving treatment at the Konduga General Hospital and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

According to sources, the fresh attack on Kawuri town took place at about 5pm, Sunday, when gunmen with AK47 rifles, Improvised Explosive Devices and petrol bombs entered the community and wreaked havoc before they fled into the Sambisa forest.

While narrating his ordeal, a survivor, Mallam Mustapha Modu said, he counted about 47 dead bodies on Monday morning while several others sustained gunshots and burnt wounds.