Suspected Boko Haram insurgents has targeted a convoy, leading to the death of five and abduction of seven women.
The assault occurred near Banki close to the Nigeria-Cameroon border around 2:30 pm on Thursday in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
Babagana Kaumi, a reliable source on the Maiduguri-Bama-Banki route, verified the incident through an audio message to The PUNCH. He stated that the convoy encountered an ambush.
He continued: “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.”
Kaumi said “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.”
He claimed that Boko Haram attacks have increased along the Nigerian and Cameroonian sides of the border.
The security services have yet to issue a statement.
