- The terrorists were said to have ambushed and captured the victims while they were fishing and brutally murdered them afterwards by slitting their throats
Boko Haram terrorists wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s beleaguered northeast region have reportedly murdered fourteen Nigerian fishermen in Niger republic.
The incident happened on Sunday in Diffa district near Bosso, close to the Nigerian border.
The fisherman were said to be among the Nigerians previously residing in Nigeria’s northeast but fled the region to Niger Republic due to wanton killings and violence attacks by armed non-state actors and terrorist groups.
The terrorists were said to have ambushed and captured the victims while they were fishing and brutally murdered them afterwards by slitting their throats.
A leader of a vigilante group assisting Nigeria’s military, Babakura Kolo, confirmed the killings.
“All 14 fishermen had their throats slit by the Boko Haram terrorists who operate in the Bosso area close to the border,” Kolo said.
The fishermen hailed from the Nigerian towns of Malam Fatori and Doron Baga and were among thousands of displaced persons who sought refuge in Niger Republic to escape perennial invasion of armed groups.
The Diffa region, which borders Nigeria and Chad, has experienced a surge in attacks by Boko Haram and its splinter group, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in recent years.