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Police have launched an investigation into the kidnapping of 12 female farmers by suspected Boko Haram militants amid ongoing regional violence, officials said.
- On Saturday evening, unidentified gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram kidnapped no fewer than 12 female farmers in Mussa district, Askira-Uba Local Government Area, Borno State while they were returning from their farms.
- DAILY POST reports the abduction is the latest in a string of northern attacks, including over 300 schoolchildren last Tuesday and a church raid that freed 38 worshippers.
- A police spokesman, Nahum Daso, State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident on Sunday and said the police command launched an investigation as recovery efforts continue.
- Escapes and fatalities in other recent raids show the Catholic diocese said 50 escaped schoolchildren, while assailants abducted schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State last Monday and the principal was killed.
- DAILY POST describes the attack as the latest in a string of northern raids, framing the abduction of 12 females in Mussa district as part of continuing gunmen attacks across Borno State linked to suspected Boko Haram.
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Insecurity: 13 Teenage Girls Abducted In Borno
Members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terror group yesterday abducted 13 teenage female farmers from Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The Deputy Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Askira, who confirmed the abduction, said the victims were abducted on their fields in Mussa District. This has happened less than one week after the mass abductions of students from the Government Comprehensive Girls…
Gunmen kidnap 12 female farmers in Borno
Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, have kidnapped no fewer than 12 females in Mussa district, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The female farmers were reportedly abducted while returning from their farms on Saturday evening. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident on Sunday. Daso said the command had launched an investigation into the matter. “There was an abduction y…
Borno Deputy Speaker confirms abduction of 13 female farmers in Askira-Uba
The Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Askira, has confirmed the abduction of 13 female farmers in Askira-Uba Local Government Area by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP militants.
13 girls abducted as police rescues one victim
The Borno State Police Command says it has rescued one girl while 13 others were abducted by suspected insurgents in Askira/Uba Local government area and has launched a coordinated search-and-rescue operation to ensure the safe return of the others. The 14 girls were seized on November 22 at about 3:30 p.m. while working on a […]
Insecurity: Terrorists Abduct 13 Teenage Girls in Borno
Members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terror group yesterday abducted 13 teenage female farmers from Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The Deputy Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Askira, who confirmed the abduction, said the victims were abducted on their fields in Mussa District. This has happened less than one week after the mass abductions of students from the Government Comprehensive Girls…
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