At least 10 people were killed and about 100 young men abducted by suspected members of Islamist terror group Boko Haram from north-eastern Nigeria, local newspaper Punch reported Friday.

Armed men attacked the village of Doron Baga in Borno State on Sunday, witnesses, who fled to Borno State capital Maiduguri, told reporters.

The young men had been kidnapped to be forcefully recruited into Boko Haram's ranks, said Doron Baga resident Halima Alhaji Adamu.

Her husband was killed during the attack, she said.

Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful," killed more than 3,000 people in Nigeria's north this year alone.

When it first launched attacks in 2009, Boko Haram mainly targeted Christians, under the pretext of wanting to establish an Islamic state.

Since mid-2013, Boko Haram focused its attacks on government security agents as well as on civilians of both Christian and Muslim faith in their homes, markets, hospitals and schools.