Olatunji Omirin, Maiduguri

The number of rice farmers slaughtered by Boko Haram fighters on Saturday at Koshobe village near Maiduguri has hit 110, the United Nations Office in Nigeria, said Sunday hours after 43 of the victims were buried.

Humanitarian agencies said more bodies of the Zabarmari villagers killed by the insurgents in rice fields were being recovered from far-flung areas.

Edward Kallon, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, said in a statement on Sunday that over 110 farmers were killed by the Boko Haram assailants on Saturday.

Kallon, who is also the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Nigeria, said they were devastated by the killing of the vulnerable civilians.

It was learnt that the 43 bodies recovered from one of the scenes of Saturday’s carnage were the ones buried at the first instance, with officials saying more bodies would be buried in the coming days.
The governor attends the funeral prayer

The 43 were buried at the Zabarmari cemetery, their ancestral home, amidst wailing by their loved ones and acquaintances.

There has been outrage over the incident by citizens, who have expressed frustration over the continuous killings across the country.

Most of them took to social media to condemn the act and call on the government to take a decisive action against criminals.

The Borno attack is coming after about two weeks of continuous kidnappings and killings across the country, with the north being the worst hit region.

A development which caused the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, to describe the north as the worst place to live in now.

The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere and that of the northern region, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) also condemned the attacks, calling on the government to protect citizens.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killings. In a statement through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president described the act as dastardly, saying the government had given the armed forces the needed support to protect the country’s population and its territory.

Mallam Abubakar Yunus, who lost two of his sons to the ungodly act, said he was arrested along with his children and that they were slaughtered in his presence.

“People were working on their farms. At our site, the whole thing started at about 10.30 am when the Boko Haram fighters, armed with guns, came wearing army uniforms and surrounded us.

“They slaughtered my sons in my presence and one of them asked me who they were to me! I replied that they were my children. I am still in shock as to how people could be that heartless,” he said.

Another source said it was the productive population in the community that was decimated.

https://dailytrust.com/borno-massacre-death-toll-hits-110-as-43-buried

D useless govt will com and start questioning the numbers becos it is more concerned about it's image dan d lives of it's citizens...

God save this beleaguered region.

Deep sighs... Nigeria

They massacred and left unchallenged in a country with Army ,Air Force ,Navy, SWAT. Strange !!

And I see army everywhere in Onitsha.

Hard times are here.

Since they could operate in Katsina so freely I knew it's a hopeless situation for the north.

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Attack on Boko Haram is Attack on the North - Buhari



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq0MFpRmrYU

As much as I would like to show empathy to the lost souls I think its time the people pick up arms and defend their lives, "a man who fights to live is better than one who cowers in fear knowing that death is likely the inevitable end for both".

Mr. President wont Attack the North

This guy has failed woefully...
Time to admit it.

Where is buhari right now?

How I wish they can restrict all the killings to their own northern brethren