A suspected Boko Haram militant attack in Borno state, Nigeria, has resulted in the deaths of at least 30 people, including a pregnant woman and a baby.
According to Borno State governor media aide Isa Gusau, suspected Boko Haram militants set fire on sleeping travelers in Auno village, about 20 kilometers from the capital Maiduguri at around 10 pm on Sunday night.
The militant attack in Nigeria killed at least 30 people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, and destroyed 18 vehicles, including trucks laden with food products, and other goods that were to be taken into markets in the city the following day.
Shehu Tanko, a resident of Auno village, said the bodies of a pregnant woman and her baby were among those recovered from the site of the attack. Tanko mentioned: "They burn everywhere. The fire was still on till this morning. We are still looking for many people around here."
News of the attack was released after the Borno State governor's visit in the area on Monday afternoon.
While no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, Boko Haram militants were suspected because have fought a decade-long war in the region despite repeated claims by the government that they have been defeated.
They have been known for burning down villages, attacking military checkpoints and kidnapping residents.
The Boko Haram insurgency in the area has displaced tens of thousands of residents and the 112 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the group's militants in 2014 remain missing.
During the African Union's security council meeting in Addis Ababa on Monday, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari claimed that his government was working to secure the release of all children and citizens held by terrorists.
Buhari said: ''It is for this reason that the Nigerian government has severally condemned, and is combating frontally the dreadful activities of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and the so-called Islamic State."
