File photo: Nigerian military secure an area where a man was killed by suspected militants near Maiduguri, Nigeria, February 16, 2019 ReutersA search by the authorities for the attackers has been mountedMilitants have killed at least 40 people on a farm in Borno state in northeast Nigeria, three sources told Reuters on Saturday. A search by the authorities for the attackers has been mounted. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province are both active in northeast Nigeria, where insurgency has reigned for a decade. Food prices in Nigeria have risen substantially this year, in part due to insecurity in food-producing areas, according to politicians. Flooding in northwest Nigeria earlier this year also destroyed thousands of hectares of rice paddy.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 28, 2020 16:30 UTC