By Aminu Abubakr, for CNN
December 31, 2014 -- Updated 0834 GMT (1634 HKT)
Kano, Nigeria (CNN) -- At least 15 people were killed by Boko Haram fighters during a raid on a village in northern Nigeria, local residents told CNN.
The Islamist militants burned homes during the attack Tuesday on Kautikari village, near Chibok, the residents said.
Boko Haram rebels drew international condemnation when they kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in April, many of whom they said they sold into slavery.
Only two weeks ago, Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped at least 185 women and children and killed 32 people in a raid on another village near Chibok, called Gumsuri, local officials said.
Boko Haram has terrorized northern Nigeria regularly since 2009, attacking police, schools, churches and civilians, and bombing government buildings.
Violence has increased sharply in recent months, ahead of elections due in February.
The Islamist group -- considered one of the world's most deadly terrorist organizations -- has said its aim is to impose a stricter enforcement of sharia law across Nigeria, which is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south.
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