President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night expressed grief over the death of 45 farmers killed by Boko Haram insurgents on the rice fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government of Borno State, stating that he and the rest of Nigerians are hurt by the senseless killings.
The farmers, killed at Kwashabe village, about 20 kilometers north of Maiduguri, Borno capital, were said to be working on their rice farm before the attack.
The farmers were attacked on Saturday as residents of the state were voting to elect local government council officials, for the first time in 13 years.
One of the farmers, Nasiru Usman, who escaped during the attack, went to town with the news. He said the attackers also abducted seven farmers.
Usman said trouble started after some farmers apprehended a Boko Haram insurgent who approached them with request for food.
The President via his Twitter handle @MBuhari has expressed grief over the killing of farmers on rice fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government of Borno State, describing the terrorist killings as insane.
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He said, “I condemn the killing of our hardworking farmers by terrorists in Borno State. The entire country is hurt by these senseless killings. My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls Rest In Peace.”
President Buhari said the government had given all the needed support to the armed forces “to take all necessary steps to protect the country’s population and its territory.”
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