<p>Witnesses and officials say Boko Haram extremists killed 39 people, including a legislator, in northeastern Nigeria, disrupting the country's presidential election.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All the attacks took place in the northeast where the military Friday announced it had cleared the Islamic extremists from all major centers.<br /><br />Residents of the town of Miringa say Boko Haram militants torched people's homes early yesterday and then shot them as they tried to escape.Twenty-five reportedly died.<br /><br />Witnesses and officials say another 14 people, including Gombe state legislator Umaru Ali, died later yesterday in attacks on the towns of Biri and Dukku.<br /><br />Elsewhere, tens of millions of Nigerians took part in the closely contested and largely peaceful presidential election.<br /></p>
<p>Witnesses and officials say Boko Haram extremists killed 39 people, including a legislator, in northeastern Nigeria, disrupting the country's presidential election.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All the attacks took place in the northeast where the military Friday announced it had cleared the Islamic extremists from all major centers.<br /><br />Residents of the town of Miringa say Boko Haram militants torched people's homes early yesterday and then shot them as they tried to escape.Twenty-five reportedly died.<br /><br />Witnesses and officials say another 14 people, including Gombe state legislator Umaru Ali, died later yesterday in attacks on the towns of Biri and Dukku.<br /><br />Elsewhere, tens of millions of Nigerians took part in the closely contested and largely peaceful presidential election.<br /></p>