Not fewer than 30 people were reportedly abducted Saturday by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway.
Eyewitnesses report that the insurgents mounted a checkpoint between Jakana and Auno towns less than 30km to Maiduguri, Borno State capital where they stopped many vehicles and whisk away the people they wanted.
One woman was reportedly killed during the operation which was said to have lasted for more than 30 minutes.
Both the police and the military have not issued any official statement.
Some of the commercial drivers along the route confirmed the incident and said the incident took place around 5 pm on Friday.
“We stopped from far and noticed the boys moving people into the bush. We almost entered the checkpoint when I saw one vehicle reversed with speed and warned us not to advance,” a commercial driver informed.
It is not clear the number of people that were taken away but the source revealed that more than 30 travelers may have been kidnapped.
In another development, a female suicide bomber detonated self and killed three people at Konduga town.
The victims were identified to be Islamic scholars who were sitting in front of their house when the suicide bomber approached them and blew off herself.