Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Zabarmari rice farmers in Mafa local government area of Borno State and killed over 15 of them.
A rice farmer, who confirmed the incident yesterday to LEADERSHIP in Maiduguri, Awali Casa, said there was fear among the rest of farmers as they were still searching for the bodies of their members killed by the terrorists as well as those missing.
Intelligent sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, said that the terrorists who were on motorcycles divide themselves into three groups before attacking the farmers. An eyewitness of the attack, who is the Islamic teacher of the event, Abdulaziz Ibrahim, told our correspondent that the bandits invaded the town at about 10 pm yesterday, shooting sporadically at those celebrating the fest of the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday.
“They started operating house to house and abducted about eight women, killed about 15 people and wounded several people who are now receiving treatment in hospital.” Responding to the number of persons affected, he said “Almost 13 people died, 19 people injured and more than 20 missing. And one person later died in the hospital here,” he added
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