Boko Haram fighters executed over 40 farmers and fishermen at Dumba community near Baga Borno state northeast, according to a report by Amnesty International seen by APA on Thursday.
Quoting an unnamed resident of Baga, Amnesty International said dozens of people were injured and many have been missing since the attack on the farming and fishing communities in Baga last Sunday.
Those killed have since been buried.
Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said the international rights watchdog strongly condemned the executions of the civilians ”which, once again, shows Boko Haram’s utter disregard for the sanctity of human life and for rules of international humanitarian law.
Sanusi said Boko Haram must be held to account for its years of atrocities, including war crimes since 2011.
“Our findings show that Boko Haram rounded up the farmers and fishermen, separated the men and shot them at close range. Those who attempted to flee were pursued and killed while dozens more were injured. A search for dead bodies is still ongoing while a mass burial is being planned for those killed” Sanusi said.
According to him, Boko Haram continues to abduct women and girls and extensively loot property.
”The fact that such atrocities remain commonplace shows that more needs to be done to protect civilians and ensure that families of victims receive reparation and justice” he added.
Since 2020 Boko Haram has been targeting farmers and farmers around the Lake Chad.
The armed conflict in northeast Nigeria has been ongoing since at least 2011 and it has created a humanitarian crisis, with more than 2,000,000 people displaced, according to the UN.
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