Boko Haram attacked Waga Mongoro village and abducted another 45 girls early Tuesday morning after reports have emerged that they will release more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls the Islamist militant group held in captive for more than six months.

The militants attacked the village that is located between the Borno State town named Gwozo and Madagali of Adamawa State, Leadership, a Nigerian newspaper, reported.

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The attack took place during talks of cease-fire between the insurgents and the Nigerian federal government is underway.

Local sources told Leadership that Boko Haram militants burned down the village after pillaging it. They stole food and animals, including household utensils of village residents. Witnesses also revealed the militants came with their trucks where they boarded girls.

Many of the residents escaped to safety and refused to go back to the village for fear of another attack.

One of the villagers who survived while hiding under the bushes said he overheard the militants said they would reject the call for cease-fire. The militants, the local witness said, would insist on imposing Sharia law on all Nigerians.

The witness added the militants were chanting anti-government slogans during the attack and that they repeatedly told the people that the government's goal was to deceive the people in reference to the ceasefire agreement.

However, the statements of local witnesses remain unconfirmed. According to Leadership's report, it tried to contact the James Abawu Watharda, chairman of Madagali Local Government of Adamawa State, who could not confirm the reports. They have have lost contact with the people in the attacked village.

After the alleged attack on Waga Mongoro, Fulani gunmen, another Islamic-related terrorists, also attacked the Nasarawa State capital Lafia. Reports said the group killed more than 20 people and displaced hundreds of families Tuesday evening.

The gunmen reportedly killed anyone in sight and burned down houses. Most of the people killed were women and children and that the attack lasted until two in the morning.

The incident is the second time gunmen attacked the village within a two-month period. The leader of the village, Mohammed, now calls on to the government to double its to restore peace in the state.

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