The Boko Haram sect has allegedly committed the gruesome murder of innocent civilians.
HumAngle reported Saturday night that the terrorists beheaded 43 farmers.
The massacre occurred today in Zabarmari, less than 20 km from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
Corpses of the victims have arrived in Zabarmari village, Jere Local Government Area.
Residents claim they are waiting for Governor Babagana Zulum to see the bodies and address them.
A former chairman of a rice farmers association in Borno State, Hassan Zabarmari, confirmed the incident.
“It was a sad incident that took place at about 11 a.m today,” he said Saturday. “The farmers were attacked at the Garin-Kwashebe rice field, and according to reports reaching us since afternoon, about 40 of them were killed.”
“But we have been receiving conflicting information on the casualty figures – some said it was up to 50 farmers that were slaughtered.”
