Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, sent cables of condolences to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for the victims of the terrorist attack which took place in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported.

In his cable, King Salman strongly condemned the criminal act in the strongest terms, stressing that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stands with the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its brotherly people.

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman also sent a cable of condolences to President Muhammadu Buhari.

In his cable, the Crown Prince condemned the cowardly criminal act, offering condolences to the president, the people of Nigeria and the families of the victims.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned and denounced the terrorist attack.

The ministry stressed that Saudi Arabia stands with Nigeria and firmly rejects all forms of violence and terrorism.

The ministry also expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the victims the people and the government of Nigeria and its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.

At least 81 people were killed in an attack on a village by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, the Borno state government said in an official statement.

The attack took place on Tuesday morning in Faduma Kolomdi, a nomadic village located in the northeastern part of the country. One of the survivors said a group of men claiming to be teachers entered the village and gathered as many residents as they could into one location.

“They gathered us and said they wanted to deliver religious sermons to us. They asked us to submit whatever arm we had. Some villagers gave up their ... guns, bow, and arrows,” the survivor told authorities, according to CNN. “Suddenly, they started shooting at will. Even children and women were not spared, many were shot at close range.”