Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said the Boko Haram terrorist group is killing residents of the State for exposing them to the military.
Babagana, who stated this through his spokesman, Isa Gusau,
dismissed claims that the people of the State were not cooperating or giving
intelligence to the military.
Gusau, in a tweet, recalled that Boko Haram confirmed that
its fighters killed Zabarmari farmers for giving out intelligence to the
military.
He wrote: “This is one of many consequences of Borno
peoples’ cooperation in years now. Many have died for giving intelligence to
soldiers, yet the communities won’t stop. Many have followed soldiers to the
battles and died, yet they won’t stop. Let us hear one idiot accuse the Borno
people again.
“They said Borno people do not cooperate but here is the
latest example; the Boko Haram just announced that they beheaded dozens of
Zabarmari farmers for informing soldiers about their movement and for capturing
one of their men and handing over to soldiers recently.”
Boko Haram had killed several rice farmers in Zabarmari,
Jere Local Government Area of the state.
Claiming responsibility for the massacre, a commander of the
terrorist group had said the farmers were killed because they apprehended their
member and handed him over to the military.
Since the incident was made public over the weekend, the
death toll has risen to about 110.
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