The death toll in a suspected Boko Haram attack on farmers in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday has reached at least 110, a UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said, urging the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
βAt least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others wounded in this attack,β Edward Kallon, the UNβs humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, said in a statement.
The incident was the βmost violent direct attack against innocent civiliansβ in the country in 2020, Kallon pointed out. The perpetrators of this βheinous and senselessβ act must be brought to justice, he added.
A group of armed men on motorcycles ambushed the farmers as they went into the rice fields to gather the harvest on Saturday. The bodies of 43 farmers have been recovered after the massacre, with around 30 of them being beheaded. The security forces have been searching the area for those missing.
