135 civilians were killed by gunmen in North-east Nigeria this week, reports the BBC.
A senior state senator, Ahmed Zannah said today the militants are from the Islamist Boko Harim movement.
The Nigerian official further added that attackers targeted a teachers training college and abducted several women.
Over 250,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the North-East of Nigeria due to fighting between the Nigerian army Islamic militant groups.
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