Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have abducted a Nigerian soldier and three other aid workers in Borno State.
According to a report by the Premium Times, the victims ran into the insurgents’ ambush while travelling from Maiduguri to Monguno in the northern part of the state.
“They forcefully disarmed the soldier and took away three other aid workers, but left the driver of the vehicle,” an operative of Civilian-JTF who asked not to be named said.
“Two of the civilians work with NGO and one with SEMA, but I am not at liberty to mention the name of the NGO – that’s the warning we received from the security agents investigating the matter,” the source added.
Reacting to the development, the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, confirmed that one of the three aid workers was its official.
The Executive Chairperson of SEMA, Yabawa Kolo, described the abduction as “sad and very unfortunate”.
Mrs Kolo told journalists that her organisation has since “reported the matter to the police and other security agencies.”
According to her, security agents are currently working on information received from the driver of the car, “who was spared by the insurgents.”
