MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Ending a weekend of violence, 32 people were killed in the northern Nigerian village of Mafa Sunday night after soldiers fled the area, outgunned by suspected Islamist insurgents, officials said.

Additionally, “a bomb exploded this morning and two policemen were killed while trying to evacuate injured victims,” Senator Ahmed Zannah said Monday.

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