The 43 farmers slaughtered by the Boko Haram insurgents were laid to rest on Sunday morning, November 29 in Zabarmari, a farming community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.
The governor of the state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum attended the funeral as he joined bereaved kinsmen and other residents in the funeral prayers.
Though the victims lived in Zabarmari, they were attacked on Saturday, at Koshebe village, a place in Mafa Local Government Area.
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Zulum was reportedly told during his visit that death toll was yet to be fully ascertained.
“Your Excellency, as you have seen here, 43 corpses were buried, but others have not been retrieved from the scene of the incident. Nobody can tell you the exact number of people killed. Some of the victims are still missing” a resident (name concealed, told the Governor).
Addressing the community, Zulum said:
“First of all, accept my deepest sympathy over this carnage, once again, that affects all of us and every human with conscience. I am told some persons are still missing. We have been discussing with the military since yesterday, Insha Allah the remaining people will be traced soon.
“It is disheartening that more than 40 citizens were slaughtered while they were working in their farmlands. Our people are in very difficult situations, they are in two different extreme conditions, in one side they stay at home they may be killed by hunger and starvation, on the other, they go out to their farmlands and risk getting killed by the insurgents.
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“This is very sad. We are still appealing to the Federal Government to ensure recruitment of more our youths in the CJTF and hunters into the Nigerian military and the Civil Defence so that they can form part of the agro rangers that will protect farmers. We need many boots to protect farmlands and our youths understand the terrain. We will not lose hope because we have to remain optimistic about ending the insurgency.”
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