Members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect may have killed 19 people in Borno State on Sunday.

AFP reported that the insurgents who were dressed in military uniforms  and wielding AK 47 assault rifles killed the 19 motorists by blocking the highway near Logumani which is 19 kilometres from the nation’s border with Cameroun.

It was stated that while the insurgent who were riding on motorcycles shot five of the victims to death, the rest 14 were slaughtered.