Dozens of farm workers have been killed in Nigeria on Saturday in a suspected Boko Haram attack that took place in a rice field only a few kilometres away from Maiduguri, Borno state Capital.
The attack happened the same day as the first local elections in the region since Boko Haram’s insurrection in 2009 and would confirm their role in the attacks, according to an auto defense pro-government group leader Babakura Kolo who was present during the victims’ rescue.
The UN didn’t mention the djihadist group in its press release and no one has yet claimed responsibility.