At least six people have been reportedly
abducted by the Boko Haram sect in an ambush
that left 4 people dead and 3 injured, officials of
the civilian-JTF, said.
Boko Haram terrorists had yesterday, laid ambush
on travellers on a quiet highway in the outskirts
of Nwajurko village in Damboa local government
area of Borno State.
Witnesses said the sect opened fire on
commercial vehicles who unknowingly drove into
their ambush.
"According to one of the victims who
escaped, the Boko Haram terrorists initially
ambushed a Volkswagen Golf passenger car
conveying five persons travelling from
Damboa to Biu town, a travel distance of
about 100kilometer. One person was shot
dead and three persons escaped with bullet
injuries, while two who were unable to
escape were taken away by the
insurgents,”said Malam Ali Biu.
Another witness said:
“When we mobilised and got to the spot
where the ambush attack was carried out,
we were surprised to meet four corpses, of
which we later learnt from a local farmer
who viewed the incidents while hiding in the
bushes, that the terrorists later returned to
ambush another vehicle, a mini bus, and
shot dead three persons while other
passengers were forced away. So we believe
more than five persons may have been taken
away by the insurgents since the mini bus
described by the farmer always conveys 12
passengers.
A hospital source at the Biu General Hospital,
located 125kilometer away from Maiduguri
confirmed that “3 people were brought to the
hospital with serious injuries sustained from gun
shots.”
Source:
The leadership
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