It happened in an area where Boko Haram is active.
110 people were killed in an attack in northeastern Nigeria
During the burial of the victims of the attack yesterday.
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The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, announced in a statement yesterday that gunmen on motorcycles launched a violent attack on farmers, men and women, in north-eastern Nigeria, killing 110 people and wounding many others in this attack, which coincided with Local elections are the first in Borno state, since the terrorist organization "Boko Haram" began activity in the region in 2009.
The attack took place in the village of Kochubi, and before the issuance of the United Nations statement on the death toll, Nigerian officials said that 43 farmers were slaughtered in the rice fields by the "Boko Haram" organization.
In a statement, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the "killing of these hard-working farmers at the hands of terrorists," adding: "The whole country is wounded as a result of the brutal killings."
The attack took place in a rice field about 10 kilometers from Maiduguri, the main city in Borno State.
Last month, 22 farmers were killed in their fields not far from that city.
The attack coincided with the elections of representatives and regional advisors for the 27 districts in Borno state. These elections have been postponed several times since 2009, given that "Boko Haram" and "ISIS" in West Africa have doubled the bloody attacks and now they control part of the territories.
Residents of five constituencies located on the shores of Lake Chad, where ISIS is spread, cast their votes in Maiduguri, far from their towns.
Thousands of people were displaced to and around Maiduguri after terrorist attacks on their villages and towns, and they are now staying in temporary shelters.
About two million people have been forced to flee their homes since the start of the conflict in 2009, which resulted in more than 36,000 deaths.
For several months, the authorities encouraged the displaced to return to their villages, pointing to the difficulty of providing care amid financial shortages, and the displaced, who have become unable to reach their fields, depend almost entirely on humanitarian aid.
Attacks are increasingly targeting loggers, ranchers and hunters.
The conflict, which has been going on for more than 10 years, has caused a tragic humanitarian crisis, which has been exacerbated recently by the lack of harvests and restrictions imposed to combat the outbreak of the new Corona virus (Covid-19).
About 4.3 million people suffer from food insecurity in Nigeria during the lean season, and the United Nations expects the number to increase by 20%, next year, during the same season.
Two million people have been displaced from their homes, and 36,000 people have died in the conflict since 2009.
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