55 Dead As Suspected Boko Haram Members Attack Bama, Bornu State

Reuters has reported that suspected members of the Nigerian sect Boko Haram armed with machine guns laid siege on the northeastern town of Bama, Borno State on Tuesday, freeing over 100 prison inmates and leaving 55 people dead.
Around 200 heavily armed members of Boko Haram arrived in buses and pick-up trucks and carried out a coordinated strike, first hitting the army barracks and the police station before breaking into the town's prison.