While registered voters in Borno State went to the polls for local government elections on Saturday, Boko Haram terrorists struck in Jere LGA killing over 40 farmers on their rice fields.
Below is the statement issued by the presidency over the incident:
PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS AS INSANE, BOKO HARAM KILLING OF FARMERS IN BORNO STATE.
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the killing of farmers on rice fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government of Borno State, describing the terrorist killings as insane.
“I condemn the killing of our hardworking farmers by terrorists in Borno State. The entire country is hurt by these senseless killings. My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls Rest In Peace.”
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President Buhari said the government had given all the needed support to the armed forces “to take all necessary steps to protect the country’s population and its territory.”
Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
November 28, 2020
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
