Nigeria’s government said Islamic extremists from Boko Haram have agreed to an immediate ceasefire.

Nigeria’s government and Islamic extremists from Boko Haram have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, officials said.

At least 50 alleged insurgents were killed during clashes with Nigerian soldiers as security forces repelled an attack on a military base in the north-eastern state of Borno.

Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in north-eastern Nigeria and the military failed to intervene even though it was warned that an attack was imminent, witnesses said.

Scores of female students kidnapped by Islamic militants from a north-eastern Nigerian school are free, the military has reported.