40 killed as Boko Haram terrorists attack Borno community

No fewer than 40 farmers have reportedly been killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.

According to Daily Trust, the attack, which happened around 4:30 pm on Sunday in a farming community, Kayakura village, in Doron Baga ward, also left dozens of farmers missing.

A local source said members of the deadly group invaded the villages in large numbers and started shooting sporadically.

“As we speak, many people are missing, and they killed more than 40 farmers, predominantly those who escaped the attack in Gwoza local government area,” he said.

However, a security source in the area gave the number of people killed as 30.

“Thirty people lost their lives during the attack on the farmers in the Doron Baga ward,” the source said.

However, there is no official statement from the state security operatives to confirm the incident as at the time of filing this report.

Source: Daily Trust