Boko Haram

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have abducted 10 female internally displaced persons (IDPs) from farms in the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State.

The insurgents, who raided Kokori and Mammanti communities in the state between Wednesday night and Thursday morning abducted 10 women and killed a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) during the attack.

Confirming the attack and abduction, the Village Head of Mammanti, Mohammed Ibrahim said the rampaging insurgents set ablaze about 100 houses and carted away their livestock.

Ibrahim said: “They packed their bicycles near trenches and started shooting sporadically. We all fled our homes at exactly 11pm last Wednesday night. They looted and carted away more than 120 cows and goats before setting ablaze no fewer than 100 houses.

“They also killed one of our active members of Civilian JTF, Alhassan Kwali. We are appealing to the government to come to our aid, even as at now, we do not have a mat to sleep on, no food to eat, and all our sources of livelihood have been destroyed by these evil people.”

A member of Civilian JTF who is participating in the search and rescue for the women, told journalists that they would continue the operations on Friday to ensure that the women were freed from captivity.