A day after the milita­nts killed three people in a raidKANO, NIGERIA: Four farmers were killed in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, witnesses said on Wednesday. The attack came a day after the militants killed three people in a raid in neighbouring Adamawa state. “They (Boko Haram) tried to enter the village but our vigilantes mobilised and chased them away,” he said. On Tuesday, vigilantes in Lassa laid an ambush on Boko Haram fighters as they fled a military pursuit. Soldier, local chief killed in Boko Haram attacksBoko Haram militants have repeatedly targeted farmers, loggers and herders, accusing them of passing information to the military and the pro-government militia fighting them.

Source: The Express Tribune March 21, 2019 11:43 UTC