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ISWAP Fighters Abduct Scores Of Travellers In Borno
Scores of travellers along Damaturu/Maiduguri Highway in Borno State have been reportedly abducted by the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters.
Pressinfoemant gathered that the passengers, who were travelling to Maiduguri, were kidnapped close to Benishiek town on Saturday morning.
A source told SaharaReporters that the passengers were ambushed by the terrorists and whisked away to an unknown destination.
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“Yes, there was an attack on motorists this morning along Damaturu/Maiduguri Highway, these people abducted an unspecified number of passengers around Benishiek and Mainok axis. We don’t have more details than this,” the source said.
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