No fewer than 13 farmers have been killed while several others are missing as suspected Boko Haram insurgents reportedly attacked rice farmers on their farms in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State Sunday evening.
It was gathered that the
insurgents stormed rice fields and rounded up the farmers who were harvesting
their farm produce in Karkut and Koshebe General Area, Mafa LGA, slaughtering
them with knives.
According to Civilian Joint
Task Force sources, 13 dead bodies have been recovered as search for missing
people continues.
“We are sad this incident is
happening again this year, we lost more than a dozen of our farmers from
Zabarmari who were attacked on Sunday evening while working on their rice
fields in Mafa LGA.
“The whole town is sad and we
are mourning as we speak. Security agencies and CJTF are still searching for
those who are missing but 13 dead bodies have so far been recovered,” a source
said.
A top security source said the
terrorists who were on motorcycles divided themselves into three groups before
attacking the farmers.
The source said the assailants
did not use their guns, instead they used cutlasses and knives.
“Nine bodies were recovered as
at Yesterday (Sunday) night, while the search for others who fled the attacks
are still ongoing,” he said.
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