Witnesses said 26 people were killed in northeastern Borno state by attackers on horseback believed to be rebels of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, the Fox News reported Wednesday.

Ali Abdulqasim said his home village of Kolori and the neighboring village of Baana-imam were attacked late Tuesday.

Eyewitnesses said the saw horsemen chase down and shoot fleeing villagers.

Boko Haram's six-year-old uprising has caused the deaths of an estimated 20,000 people

Source: MENA