Forty-five farmers have been killed by members of the Boko Haram sect on Saturday morning.
The farmers were killed at Kwashabe village, in Zabarmari area of Jere local government, about 20 kilometers north of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
According to Nasiru Usman, one of the farmers who escaped during the attack, notified others of the attacks.
He said, trouble started after some farmers apprehended a member of the Boko Haram sect, who approached them with request for food.
“Unknowingly, he was accompanied by dozens of other militants who were hiding around the bush,” he said.
“So immediately they tied him and seized his guns, his other colleagues quickly stormed the scene, and opened fire om the farmers, while they took to their heels.
“At exactly 11am, the group declared a blanket killing against all the farmers harvesting their products. They began by abducting seven, then went on rampage and began killing every one in sight.
“So far, we have recovered upto 45 bodies. Our civilian JTF, police and Military are still searching for more bodies. We won’t know how many are missing so far for now since more bodies are still being found,” he said.
More so, HumAngle, a news site that has always covered news on the insurgency in the north, said residents who saw the farmers, reported that all 43 bodies of the farmers they saw, had their throats slit open by the terrorist sect.
Residents, however, insisted the farmers would not be buried until the state governor saw their bodies.
