Insecurity
Boko Haram Kills 5, Abducts 7 Women In Borno
The driver of one of the vehicles and his two assistants abducted about seven women and set the convoy ablaze.
Boko Haram insurgents launched an attack on a convoy of vehicles transporting goods and passengers in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, killing five persons.
In the incident that occurred on Thursday, August 10, near the Nigeria-Cameroon border town of Banki in the LGA, Boko Haram insurgents abducted seven women alongside their attack on the convoy.
Babagana Kaumi, a source travelling along the Maiduguri-Bama-Banki route, recounted the events as follows;
“The convoy of commuter and goods vehicles tan into an ambush near Banki. One of the vehicles developed a fault, and when such happens all the soldiers concentrate their attention on the faulty vehicle until it is repaired before the journey continues.
“That’s what happened that day; as the soldiers concentrated their attention on a vehicle that developed fault, the insurgents attacked, killing two commuters, the driver of one of the vehicles and his two assistants abducted about seven women and set the convoy ablaze.
“Of recent, the insurgents only attack such convoys, snatching money and every valuable, including any good pair of shoes from commuters, leaving them to continue the journey alive and unhurt; but last Thursday, they attacked with anger.”
Kaumi further added that Boko Haram attacks have escalated in frequency along both the Nigerian and Cameroonian sides of the border.