Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 15 in Nigeria’s Borno State, police say. 3 missing
Amnesty International said the attack on civilians was a grave violation of international humanitarian law as police searched for three missing residents.
- On Wednesday and Thursday, suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 15 farmers in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria, approximately 130 kilometers northeast of Maiduguri.
- Eighteen local residents were ambushed, bound, and executed at close range while tending crops and gathering firewood in the villages of Ala, Gummna, and Musune.
- Borno State police spokesperson Nahum Daso confirmed the violence and said security forces are accounting for three missing residents; community members buried the 15 victims Thursday evening in accordance with Islamic rites.
- Amnesty International condemned the attack in a Friday statement, calling the targeting of civilians a "grave violation of international humanitarian law" and urging Nigerian authorities to protect vulnerable communities.
- Islamic militants have targeted residents and military positions in Northeast Nigeria for more than a decade, with this ambush underscoring persistent security threats facing locals who venture into surrounding bushland for resources.
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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 15 in Nigeria’s Borno State, police say. 3 missing
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 15 farmers and firewood gatherers in the Marte local government area of Nigeria 's northeastern Borno State, police and human rights officials said Friday.
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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 15 in Nigeria's Borno State, police say. 3 missing
Police in Nigeria say suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 15 farmers and firewood gatherers in northeastern Borno State.
Boko Haram fighters gun down Farmers in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed and killed 15 farmers, while abducting three others in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. According to local sources, the tragic incident took place across the Ala, Gumna, and Musune wards near the headquarters of the area council, on Wednesday. While initial reports of the attack reached the community on Wednesday evening, the task of recovering the bodies could not be completed until Thurs…
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