Jihadists kill 14 Nigerian farmers

KANO, Nigeria: Jihadists have killed at least 14 farmers in a raid on farmlands in Nigeria´s northeastern Borno state, with a local official warning that the toll may rise.

The farmers were clearing their land on Saturday near Pulka town in Gwoza district in preparation for the upcoming planting season when they were attacked, said Abba Shehu Timta, the district´s political administrator.

Search and rescue teams, accompanied by troops, were combing nearby bushes for more bodies, he added. The town near the border with Cameroon has been repeatedly attacked by jihadists.