Suspected Islamist militants killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State on Sunday, a senior state official said on Monday. The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP),

At least 40 farmers have been killed by gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram in Dumba community, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.

He called on the military to "track and deal decisively" with the perpetrators.At least 40 farmers were killed over the weekend in an attack by suspected Islamist militants, the governor of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state said on Monday.

Initial reports indicate the farmers strayed outside a security corridor set up by the military, venturing into an area known for insurgent activity and strewn with landmines, state commissioner of information Usman Tar said.

An attack by Boko Haram killed at least 40 farmers in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, a government official said Monday. Boko Haram's insurgency has claimed over 35,000 civilian lives and displaced more than two million people in the northeastern region,