at least 40 people died as a result of an attack by the Boko Haram terrorist organization in Borno in the northeast of Nigeria. This was announced by the representative of the local authorities Usman Tar.
According to him, the militants attacked farmers and fishermen in the Dam area.
It is also reported about many missing after the incident.
Governor Borno Babagan Zulum called on the military to detect and neutralize criminals.
Since 2009, as a result of mass violent actions by Boko Haram, which has been present in Nigeria since the beginning of the 2000s, tens of thousands of people have died.
Since 2015, the terrorist organization has also attacked neighboring countries – Cameroon, Chad and Niger. As a result of the attacks of terrorists in the area of Lake Chad, at least 2 thousand people were killed.
Due to terrorist attacks and armed clashes, hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave the country.