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Breaking News!! 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.

Continue… 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.