Boko Haram Terrorize, Set Farm Ablaze And Killed Rice Farmers

Rice farmers in Konduga Local Government of Borno State are fleeing for their lives, as suspected Boko Haram terrorists set their farms ablaze and have killed at least eight persons in the last five days, eyewitnesses said.


Alhaji Umaru Musa, one of the leaders in the rice farming community, told a National daily that he had to rush to the state capital, Maiduguri, to report to the state government that they had been besieged by Boko Haram.

“Our rice farms were still on fire as at when we left for Maiduguri this morning,” he said.

Musa further said, “Just this morning (Wednesday), one of our farmers was killed. Two others were shot yesterday, but one survived and three rice farmers were killed on Monday. All in all, at least eight farmers have died since the beginning of this week. This is the peak of harvesting period and they attacked us last night, setting ablaze already harvested and bagged rice, as well as the rice farms. As I speak, the rice farms are on fire and our people are on the run from all the areas where major rice farms are located, like Balge and Umba-Umba.

“They have killed one of our most prominent farmers, Zanna Apolo, whom they said had been leaking information to security operatives,” he said.

An enquiry sent by email to the state police commissioner, Tanko Lawan, had not been replied as at the time of filing this report.