Around 30 adolescents, some of them
girls aged as young as 11, have been abducted in northeast Nigeria over the
weekend by suspected Boko Haram rebels, a local village chief told reporters according
to Vanguard Newspaper.
girls aged as young as 11, have been abducted in northeast Nigeria over the
weekend by suspected Boko Haram rebels, a local village chief told reporters according
to Vanguard Newspaper.
“The insurgents… grabbed young
people, boys and girls, from our region,” said Alhaji Shettima Maina, who is in
charge of the Mafa village around 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of the city of
Maiduguri.
people, boys and girls, from our region,” said Alhaji Shettima Maina, who is in
charge of the Mafa village around 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of the city of
Maiduguri.
“They took all boys aged 13 and
over… and all girls aged 11 and more. According to our information, 30 young
people were abducted in the last two days.”
over… and all girls aged 11 and more. According to our information, 30 young
people were abducted in the last two days.”
Another village elder, Mallam
Ashiekh Mustapha, confirmed the account.
Ashiekh Mustapha, confirmed the account.
Both men said 17 people were also
killed in recent days in a Boko Haram attack on the nearby village of Ndongo.
killed in recent days in a Boko Haram attack on the nearby village of Ndongo.
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