As many as 50 Nigerian refugees living in Nigerien town of Tumuk are feared killed after an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.

The attack reportedly took place on Sunday during which residents were shot mostly at close range and houses torched.

Most of the inhabitants of the town were Nigerians from Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state in who fled to neighboring Niger.

There were over 40,000 Nigerians in the town.

In May this year many refugees returned to their ancestral homes in Abadam following a similar attack.

Daily Trust