There were indications on Thursday that members of the
terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, might have abducted about 100 young men
from Doron Baga, a community in Borno State.
There were fears also that the abducted young men were being
forcefully conscripted by the insurgents.
Our correspondent learnt that the victims were seized from
Doron Baga during an attack, on Sunday, on the village, where at least 10
persons were allegedly killed.
A source, who spoke to journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno
State capital, said the insurgents attacked the town on Sunday evening and took
away some boys and young men.
It is believed that the abducted males might have been
forcefully conscripted into terror activities of the insurgents.
Some of those that fled the area said in Maiduguri on
Thursday that they had to flee the area because of the constant attack by
insurgents.
One of them, Halima Alhaji Adamu, said six members of
Hadejia community in Doron Baga were killed and about 100 young men were
abducted on Sunday when the members of Boko Haram attacked the community,
displacing many, most of whom had taken refuge in some parts of Borno and Yobe
states.
The young woman, who spoke at a popular motor park in
Maiduguri, said she was heading to Gashua in Yobe State with the surviving
members of her family.
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