Boko Haram Strikes, Kills Six Farmers In Maiduguri
By Agency Report
Boko Haram terrorists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri.
The gunmen on motorcycles attacked the group who were preparing their fields for the rainy season outside Amrawa village, 16 kilometres from the Borno state capital, on Saturday. Civilian militia members and locals made this known on Monday.
A civilian militia member, Ibrahim Liman said: “The gunmen attacked the farmers with machetes as they were clearing their farms that have been taken over by weeds in preparation for the rains which start in a few days. They seized six farmers and slaughtered them while the rest fled.”
Liman’s account was supported by Masida Bunu and Rahis Musa, who live in the village. Some residents raised the alarm and the militia pursued the attackers to the nearby village of Sojori.
“The vigilantes fought the terrorists and killed four while the rest fled,” said Liman.
At least 20,000 people have been killed and more than 2.6 million made homeless in northeast Nigeria since the start of Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency in 2009.
Saturday’s attack again underlines the vulnerability of rural communities at a time when the authorities have been encouraging the displaced to return and rebuild their lives.
