Suspected Islamist gunmen raze Nigeria town, kill 2

LAGOS, Feb 27 (AFP): cores of suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with grenade launchers and explosives razed a town in Nigeria's embattled northeast, killing two people, including a child, witnesses told AFP on Thursday.
Residents in Michika, in Adamawa state, said people fled to the nearby foothills when the attackers dressed in military uniforms stormed the town in four-wheeled drive trucks and motorcycles.
Boko Haram gunmen have previously disguised themselves in military fatigues during the group's four-and-half-year uprising which has killed thousands.
Michika resident Abdul Kassim said militants arrived at about 9:30 pm (2030 GMT) on Wednesday, "armed with RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) and explosives which they hurled indiscriminately at homes and public buildings".
The attack reportedly lasted for more than four hours.
Kassim said in an account supported by other witnesses that one boy was killed while trying to run away and that a security guard was shot dead as the gunmen forced their way into a bank.
The military in Adamawa declined to comment on the attack.
Adamawa is one of three northeastern states placed under emergency rule in May last year following waves of Boko Haram attacks.