Tuesday 24 June 2014

Fresh Abduction: 60 women and girls reportedly kidnapped


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According to some locals and security sources in Bornu state, at least 60 women and girls have been reportedly abducted in a Borno village by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram.

The abduction, which was said to have been carried out on Saturday, supposedly took place in a village called Kummabza, a farming community not more than 25km away from Lassa town in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State. But it was not made public until Monday when members of the local vigilante broke the news to journalists in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.

A local member of the vigilante from that area, Aji Khalil, had a different figure on the abduction. According to him the total number of women abducted by the insurgents was 91.

He said, “The women were abducted between Thursday and Sunday in Southern Borno villages of Kummabza, Yaga and Dagu, Damboa local government area, Borno State.

Khalil said, “Some suspected Boko Haram members invaded Kumanza, Yaga and Dagu villages and kidnapped 91 persons. More than 60 married women and young girls were kidnapped while the rest 31 young men were forcefully taken away by Boko Haram terrorists. Four villagers who tried to escape were shot dead on the spot” Khali said on phone today”

However, Borno State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Gideon Jubrin, denied knowledge of the latest abduction.

Gideon said, “honestly the command has not received any of such report concerning the abduction of women or girls; but we will still investigate and if we get anything, we will get across to you”

Source: LEADERSHIP Newspaper

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