MAIDUGURI (Reuters) -Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State to which people had returned only last month following years of displacement, residents told Reuters.

Nigeria’s military says it has stepped up counterinsurgency operations in recent months in Borno state to try to contain militias as well as militants from Boko Haram and its splinter group, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

Analysts and residents say the operations have failed to stem attacks. Northwest Nigeria has also been plagued by violence.

The attack on Darul Jamal, near Banki in the Bama local government area, occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, when armed fighters stormed the community, shooting indi

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