India, April 24 -- Islamic militants attacked a remote village in northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing 11 people and leaving two critically injured, local officials said. It was the latest violence in Africa's most populous country that has long been battling a complex security crisis.

The attack took place late in Pubagu, a community in a remote area on the fringes of Sambisa Forest in Borno State, the epicenter of Nigeria's long fight against an Islamic insurgency.

Villagers said they buried the victims on Wednesday and attributed the attack to the extremist Boko Haram group. The local council chairman, Mwada Saidu Uba, said that the village had previously been considered a safe haven.

"Pubagu is one of the locations in our counci...