They first began shooting men, killing them and older boys in front of their families.
[4] Just before the shooting, the attackers yelled the words "Allahu akbar", which translates to "God is great".
[2] In April 2015 the Nigerian military rescued a large number of Boko Haram hostages from the Sambisa Forest, including many of those who had been kidnapped from Gumsuri.
[4] The survivors reported that some of the women and children had died during over their months of captivity; others were killed during the military operation.
[4] The United States commented on the kidnapping, stating, “We abhor such violence, which continues to take a terrible toll on the people of Nigeria, and we extend our condolences to the victims and their families.