From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri

No fewer than 12 people have been feared killed in two separate attacks on farmers on farmlands in Borno central part.

Boko Haram invaded a farm in Bama Local Government on Sundayy shot dead the farm owner, a businessman and kidnapped four workers, residents of Maiduguri said.

In another attack, the insurgents reportedly beheaded nine farmers.