Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- About a dozen people have been reported killed and several others injured as the armed forces repelled a Boko Haram attack on the Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu Road in Borno State.

The incident occurred on Thursday at Wajirko, a village in the Damboa Local Government Area.

The terrorists had attacked local labourers repairing a bridge that the insurgents had destroyed.

Aliu Zaifada, an APC chieftain in Biu, stated that over 10 people were killed, while other sources said the dead were more than 20.

Following the assault, 10 of the deceased who were identified as Muslims were buried at the emir's palace in Biu in accordance with Islamic rites.

Mr Zaifada described the killings as a "stark reminder" of the volatile security ...