From Molly Kilete, Abuja
No fewer than 16 female residents of
Adamawa State were abducted on
Wednesday by suspected Boko Haram
militants.
Those abducted include 14 women and
two girls. They were seized in Sabongari
Madagali, in Madagali Local Government of
the state, Adamu Kamale, federal lawmaker
representing the area said.
Local sources said some of the women
were taken from a nearby bush where they
went in search of firewood while others
were seized from a nearby river while
fishing.
A source said two women managed to
escape the abductors by pretending to
have drowned.
“The two women who are in real state of
trauma told us that the suspected Boko
Haram insurgents had a field day carting
away the women when their escorts ran
away for their dear lives,” the source said.
He said two vigilance operatives who
escorted the women to the bush fled on
sighting the heavily armed men, who
arrived in their numbers.
“They left the women to their own
devices as the gunmen were left
unchallenged leading to the abduction of
the women,” the source said.
The member representing Michika/Madagali
Federal constituency, who confirmed the
incident, said: “I just received the shking
news to the effect that about 16 women
have been abducted by Boko Haram.
We have been witnessing pockets of
attacks contrary to the belief that security
has been fully restored in the area. As a
member of NASS (National Assembly), I
have been calling for the deployment of
security personnel but to no avail as the
government seems to have relegated our
concerns to the background.”
Police confirmed the abduction saying a
team of officers had been deployed to the
area to search for the abducted persons.
The Police Public Relations Officer of
Adamawa, Othman Abubakar, said on
learning about the development, the
command deployed officers to the affected
area to track down the abducted women
and girls.
As the police intensifies search for the
Michika/Madagali abductees, the Nigerian
army yesterday said it soldiers have
rescued 180 persons from the grip of
members of the Boko Haram terrorists
group following an operation carried out
by soldiers of 7 Division Garrison and 112
Battalion, assisted by some members
Civilian JTF. Five insurgents were also
reportedly killed during the operation at
Giltimari Baale
A statement by the acting director public
relations, Colonel Sani Usman, said the
operation was aimed at smoking out the
remaining terrorists from their strongholds
at Menari, Bulamari, Zangebe, Maafa,
Mijigine, Baale and Kaltaram villages in
Mafa Local Government Area of Borno
State.
In April 2014, 276 female students the
Government Secondary School in Chibok,
Borno State were abducted.http://sunnewsonline.com/boko-haram-abducts-fresh-16-women-girls/