Abuja, Jan 13, 2025 – Suspected Islamist militants killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Borno State on Sunday, a senior state official said on Monday.
Initial reports indicate the farmers strayed outside a security corridor set up by the military, venturing into an area known for insurgent activity and strewn with landmines, state commissioner of information Usman Tar said.
The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), who have been waging a long-running insurgency in northeast Nigeria. (Reuters)
