Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have abducted 12 females in Mussa district, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
The victims were reportedly kidnapped while returning from harvesting crops from their farms on Saturday evening.
Nahum Daso, Borno police command Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the news on Sunday.
Daso said the command has since launched an investigation into the issue.
“There was an abduction yesterday, the abduction of 12 females when they were coming back from their farms, in Askira-Uba, by suspected Boko Haram.
“The details are still sketchy, but efforts are underway,” the PPRO said.
The abduction is the latest in a series of attacks by gunmen in different states in the northern part of the country.
Gunmen kidnapped 25 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, last Monday.
The Kebbi left the vice principal of the school dead.
Last Tuesday, over 300 school children from the St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, Niger State, were whisked away by bandits.
The Catholic diocese, however, said that 50 of the schoolchildren escaped.
Gunmen also attacked the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Isegun in Eruku, Kwara State, last Tuesday, killing three people and abducting 38 worshippers.
The 38 worshippers, however, regained freedom, according to a statement by the Kwara State Government.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment in tackling insecurity in the country, saying he will not relent until all Nigerians are protected.
Tinubu in a statement on Sunday via his official X handle said Nigeria would be secured under his watch, adding that every citizen deserves the right to be safe in any state of the federation.
“Let me be clear: I will not relent. Every Nigerian, in every state, has the right to safety — and under my watch, we will secure this nation and protect our people,” he partly stated.
