REUTERS - Northeast Nigeria militant attacks kill at least 65, Nov 05, 2011

"(Reuters) - At least 65 people were killed in a spate of coordinated gun and bomb attacks in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Friday, an aid agency said, and witnesses said dozens of bodies were piling up in morgues in the now almost deserted city.
Gunmen raided the city and nearby village of Potiskum, both in northeastern Yobe state, on Friday evening, and engaged in several hours of running gunbattles with security forces, witnesses said.
Militants bombed churches, mosques and police stations.
Though no one has claimed responsibility, the Boko Haram Islamist sect has been behind previous such attacks.
"This place was like a war zone last night. There is no single policeman on the street now, the attacks destroyed mosques and churches, I have seen many injured persons in the hospital," said local Damaturu artisan Benard Ogbeifun."