Kano , Nigeria ( CNN ) -- Boko Haram insurgents killed 35 people in coordinated early morning raids on three villages in Nigeria 's northeastern state of Borno , a military source and residents said , the latest deadly attacks by the militant group . Dozens of Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniforms raided Gumushi , Amuda and Arbokko Wednesday in all-terrain vans and on motorcycles , opening fire on residents and torching homes with Molotov cocktails . At least 26 people were killed in Gumushi alone , a military officer in Maiduguri said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the incidents . `` The insurgents hurled petrol bombs into homes , setting them ablaze and shot residents as they tried to escape , '' said the army officer about the 6 a.m. raid . Attacks on the neighboring farm villages of Amuda and Arbokko earlier , around 2 a.m. , left nine people dead and several homes destroyed . Arbokko resident Josiah Ali said people were asleep when Boko Haram struck . `` The gunmen fired at people as they rushed out of their homes in a bid to escape , '' Ali said . Thirteen people were seriously injured in the attack in Amuda , resident Pirda Takweshe said . Borno state police commissioner Lawan Tanko confirmed the attacks , but did not give details on casualties . Monday , Boko Haram stormed a military base and a police station in Yobe state , also in the northeast , security sources said . The attacks in the town of Buni Yadi left 18 soldiers and 15 police officers dead , the sources said . The group has stepped up its deadly raids on villages in Borno state in recent months . Boko Haram , which means `` western education is a sin , '' is still holding more than 200 girls it abducted last month from a school in Chibok , also in Borno state . The militant group says its aim is to impose a stricter enforcement of Sharia law across Nigeria , Africa 's most populous nation , which is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south .
35 killed in latest Boko Haram attacks on villages in northeast Nigeria . The group has been blamed for a series of deadly bombings and shootings that have left more than 200 people dead since 2009. The group still holds more than 200 schoolgirls it abducted in April .