Four soldiers and two policemen
have been abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along Damaturu-Maiduguri road,
military sources have told TheCable.
Damaturu is Yobe state capital,
and Maiduguri, Borno state capital. The distance between both towns is about 130
kilometres, and there are a number of villages along the axis.
The insurgents, sources said,
attacked the security officers in an ambush near Auno village on
Damaturu-Maiduguri road.
The insurgents who appeared in
military uniforms were said to have mounted a roadblock on the highway with
three Hilux vans before taking away the hostages who were returning from a
short break.
“Four military men were abducted
in an 18 seater bus while two other policemen were abducted in a Gulf car,” one
of the sources said.
Sagir Musa, army spokesperson,
was not available to comment on the development.
In the past week, Boko Haram have
intensified attacks in the region.
Many people were stranded on
Sunday when the insurgents launched attacks on communities along Damaturu-Maiduguri
road.
A driver attached to Olusegun
Adeniyi, commander of operation Lafiya Dole, was feared dead when the
insurgents opened fire on the commander’s convoy on Monday.
Adeniyi, a major-general, was on
his way back to Maiduguri after a visit to Jakana, one of the communities along
the Damaturu-Maiduguri road, where the insurgents struck on Saturday.
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