By David Kabiyesi
At a time journalists were beginning to see Borno state as a no go area for terrorists and kidnappers, reports filtered in on Saturday that seven people were killed while 22 others were also kidnapped in Borno, iwitnesslivr.com can report.
Security sources and residents said that the attacks happened separately on Saturday.
Recall three farmers were killed and 11 others abducted by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists near Bulayobe village close to the town of Banki, on Thursday
“Eight armed ISWAP men rode into the fields on four motorcycles and rounded up 14 farmers clearing the farms, taking them away,” said Usman Hamza, a militia leader fighting the insurgents alongside the military.
“Later, a search team recovered three of the farmers’ bodies with gunshots on them while the remaining 11 farmers are still missing,” Hamza said.
