Gunmen attacked mourners at a funeral in Borno state, on the border with Chad and Niger, in northeast Nigeria, killed at least 65 people.

Local Government Chief Mohammed Bulama told state television that a total of 65 people were killed in the armed attack and the ensuing conflict while 10 others were injured.

No one has yet claimed the attack.

More than 100 people have been killed in attacks in Nigeria in the past 2 weeks while 32 people have been kidnapped.

ILKHA