Boko Haram terrorists have launched a large-scale offensive in Rann, the capital of Borno's Kala-Balge Local Government Area, killing around 60 farmers.
The bodies of the slain farmers who were buried on Monday had several bullet wounds.
Many others, residents informed SaharaReporters, have yet to be found.
"Boko Haram militants on motorcycles wielding weapons and machetes encircled their farms and began killing them one by one," a local alleged.
"On Monday, about 50 people were buried in Rann. More bodies had been discovered as of this morning; the death toll now stands at over 60."
Farmers, herders, and loggers have been increasingly targeted by Boko Haram, who accuse them of spying and transferring information to the Nigerian military.
They've also raided herding settlements, taking livestock, a valuable commodity in the area, in order to fund their operations.
Insurgents killed at least 43 farmers in a rice plantation in Zabarmari, a village in the Jere Local Government Area, in 2020.
In recent years, Boko Haram and its spinoff, Islamic State West Africa Province, have gotten more ruthless.
The Nigerian Army has consistently stated that the insurgency has been mostly vanquished, while downplaying any losses.
The terror group has killed over 100,000 people and displaced millions of people, mostly in the states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe.