Islamic State-aligned jihadists held 76 farmers for two days in northeast Nigeria's Borno state near the border with Cameroon, militia sources said Tuesday. The men, women and children were taken to a camp in the nearby town of Chikongudo under ISWAP control where they were kept until Sunday, the militia sources said. Both have increasingly targeted loggers, farmers and herders, accusing them of spying and passing information to the military and the local militia fighting them. In December last year, Boko Haram jihadists killed more than 70 rice farmers in their fields outside the regional capital Maiduguri, accusing them of cooperating with Nigerian troops. In November 2018, Boko Haram jihadists abducted around 50 loggers at Bulakesa village near Gamboru.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 02, 2021 16:16 UTC