Boko Haram abducts 91 again in Borno state
At least 91 persons, were said to have been abducted by Boko Haram men
between Thursday and Sunday from the Kumanza,Yaga and Dagu, Damboa and
Dagu, Damboa and Askira Uba Local Government Areas of Borno State, local
vigilante officials said yesterday night.
Four other villagers
were killed while attempting to escape from their abductors, said Aji
Khalil, Chairman, Sector 5 of the local vigilante group in Borno State.
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Khalil who spoke on the telephone said: “More than 60 women were among the villagers abducted by Boko Haram terrorists.
“Some suspected Boko Haram members invaded Kumanza, Yaga and Dagu villages and kidnapped 91 persons.
“More
than 60 married women and young girls as well as children and young men
were forcefully taken away by Boko Haram terrorits. Four villagers, who
tried to escape were shot dead on the spot”, Khalil said on telephone
yesterday night.
Another source said: ”They went from one village
to the other, killed about 30 people and took away many children and
women.” He added that hundreds of villagers around the area have now
fled to Lassa to take refuge.
The attacks were not immediately
known in Maiduguri because of the remoteness of the area. The affected
villages are about 100 kilometres away from Maiduguri, Borno State
capital.
There was no official confirmation either by the
military or police in the state at press time. Also, chairman of Damboa
Local Government, Alhaji Alamin Mohammed could not be reached on his
mobile phone while the council secretary, Modu Mustapha insisted he
was not authorized to speak on the matter.
Meanwhile, four
suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested in Lassa few kilometres
away to Kummabza, Gurdlagwal, Yafa and Yaza villages attacked weekend,
residents said.
The four men were arrested while purchasing large
quantities of foodstuffs at Lassa market, yesterday. The quantity of
food items being purchased by the men, according to the source aroused
the suspicion of traders and people in the market.
“People
suspected the four men may be Boko Haram errand men, who came to the
market to buy foodstuffs and also spy for the insurgents. “We’ve handed
them over to the military for investigation,” a resident said.
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