Hundreds of people are feared dead in what is being called the worst attack of the Boko Horam’s six-year Nigeria insurgency. Local authorities in Borno State say militants opened fire after storming the town of Baga and surrounding areas last week. Fleeing residents were chased into the bush and shot dead, and scores of homes burned to the ground. There has been no independent corroboration of the death toll, which is said to be in the hundreds to up to 2,000. In a statement, Amnesty International said: “The attack on Baga and surrounding towns looks as if it could be Boko Haram’s deadliest act.”