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Africa Subsaharan
Boko Haram Terrorists Launch Attack On Borno Community, Kill Farmer, Abduct Eight Others
2023-01-19
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Fighters of the Boko Haram
...the name means Western education is forbidden, They're what you get as the result of a traditional African or Islamic education...
 sect have invaded farmlands in Makilwe village, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, killing one farmer.

Sources said the bully boyz armed with sophisticated weapons sneaked into the farms on Tuesday evening.

About eight farmers were also kidnapped by the terrorists.

According to one of the sources, families of those kidnapped have been contacted by the sect who demanded millions of Naira as ransom.

"Boko Haram kidnapped eight farmers and killed one here at Makilwe village, which is three kilometers from Jere LGA headquarters, Khaddamari. The incident took place on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, around 4pm.

"The families have been contacted and millions of naira have been demanded as a ransom. The abduction took place 2 kilometres from Zabarmari, the infamous place where 50 farmers were slaughtered by Boko Haram two years ago. There is a military battalion of 300 soldiers in the village of Zabarmari. The attackers came on 10 brand new bikes," he told SaharaReporters.

Boko Haram has increasingly targeted farmers, herders and loggers, accusing them of spying and passing information to the Nigerian military.
Oh? Interesting.
They have also been raiding herding communities, stealing cattle, a valuable commodity in the region to fund their operations.

In 2020, the bully boyz invaded a rice plantation in Zabarmari, a community in Jere Local Government Area, killing at least 43 farmers.

Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 West Africa Province, have become more ferocious in recent times.

The Nigerian Army has repeatedly claimed that the insurgency has been largely defeated and it frequently underplays any losses.

The terror group has caused over 100,000 deaths and displaced millions of individuals mainly in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
Related:
Jere Local Government Area: 2017-11-20 Suicide bomber strips explosive vest to avoid death in Borno
Jere Local Government Area: 2013-09-15 Nigeria: Borno Records 14 New Polio Cases
Related:
Borno State: 2023-01-09 Home Of Late Boko Haram Founder, Mohammed Yusuf In Borno Becomes Criminal Hideout
Borno State: 2022-12-23 Court Again Jails Mama Boko Haram, Two Others In Borno State For 10 Years Over 120million Fraud
Borno State: 2022-12-03 Nigerian Army Say Troops Killed Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno
Posted by:Fred

#3  Also stealing schoolgirls to make home grown soldiers.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-01-19 07:37  

#2  boko haram has been mass murdering people proudly since 2009

in the last 6 months of 2022, the Nigerian Army claimed to have killed several hundred BH fighters including several top leaders.

but as we have come to understand, many Islamic terror groups are good at recruiting and don't forget tactical plans
Posted by: lord garth   2023-01-19 02:05  

#1  Boko Haram has increasingly targeted farmers, herders and loggers, accusing them of spying and passing information to the Nigerian military.

Nigerian Army wouldn't be much of an organization if they didn't use operatives to gather intel.
Posted by: badanov   2023-01-19 00:31  

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