Lagos, Jan 15, (dpa/GNA) – At least 40 farmers were killed in an attack, by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, an official said on Monday.
Fighters from Boko Haram and its breakaway group loyal to the Islamic State, were suspected of carrying out the attack on Sunday in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State, Information Commissioner Usman Tar said on Monday.
“Initial report indicates about 40 farmers have been killed, while the whereabouts of many who escaped the attack are being traced for reunion with their families,” Tar said.
Boko Haram began a violent campaign in north-east Nigeria in 2009, to introduce a strict Islamic theocracy in the West African nation.
More than 35,000 people have been killed in this conflict, while more than 2 million people have been displaced.
GNA