Unidentified assailants, believed to be Boko Haram militants, have taken at least 12 women captive in the Mussa district of Askira-Uba Local Government Area in Borno State.
The female farmers were said to have been kidnapped while they were on their way back from their farms on Saturday evening.
Nahum Daso, the State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the occurrence on Sunday. Daso mentioned that the police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
“There was an abduction yesterday, involving 12 females who were returning from their farms in Askira-Uba, carried out by suspected Boko Haram,
It is worth noting that last Monday, assailants kidnapped 25 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, during which the school’s principal was killed.
Additionally, over 300 schoolchildren from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, were taken by bandits last Tuesday, although the Catholic diocese reported that 50 of the children managed to escape.
Last Tuesday, gunmen also attacked the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, in Eruku, Kwara State, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and the abduction of 38 worshippers.
According to a statement from the Kwara State Government, the 38 worshippers have since been released.