Boko Haram extremists burn children to death as they kill 50 villagers by fire bombing huts in new Nigeria attack

More than 50 people were killed when armed Boko Haram fighters stormed the village of Dalori, northeastern Nigeria

Children were among those burnt to death when extremists opened fire and torched homes after evening prayers

Residents who tried to escape by fleeing to nearby bush were later hunted down and shot dead by insurgents

Children were among those killed when Islamist terror group Boko Haram torched a village in north-eastern Nigeria, according to reports.

More than 50 villagers lost their lives when fighters armed with guns and explosives stormed Dalori, some seven miles from the city of Maiduguri, late on Sunday.

Extremists began shooting indiscriminately and set fire to homes and businesses after driving into the village shortly after evening prayers. Residents who tried to escape by fleeing to nearby bush were later hunted down and shot dead by insurgents. 

Horrific photographs of the village in the aftermath of the strike show the charred bodies of humans and animals strewn across the streets.