Boko Haram kills 30 in attacks on Niger villages

Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau and his lieutenants

NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants attacked two villages in southern Niger’s Diffa region overnight, killing at least 30 civilians, two security sources said on Thursday.

It was the second major cross-border attack by the Nigerian Islamist group this week and follows twin suicide bombings in Chad’s capital on Monday that killed at least 34 people.