Boko Haram killed five traders in an ambush on a
highway in northeast Nigeria that was recently
reopened after coming under repeated attack
from the Islamist group, a military source said on
Wednesday.
A convoy of vehicles carrying Nigerian
immigration officials and a group of traders were
travelling from Gamboru, on the border with
Cameroon, to the city of Maiduguri when they
came under fire on Monday.
“Three (immigration) officers were hit and
injured in the fire exchange. The immigration
men drove off towards Maiduguri, leaving the
traders behind,” an army officer told AFP on
condition of anonymity.
The five traders had joined the official convoy
thinking it would be a safer way to reach the
Borno state capital than travelling the notorious
road alone.
The traders’ two trucks were looted and set
alight, Gamboru resident Umar Ari told AFP by
phone, also confirming the toll of five dead. The Gamboru to Maiduguri highway is a strategic
140-kilometre trade route in the region and
provides an important link with neighbouring
Cameroon.
The highway was closed for safety reasons at
the height of the Boko Haram unrest some two
years ago but was reopened by the Nigerian
authorities following a string of successes
against the militants.
“Since the Maiduguri-Gamboru highway was
reopened two months ago convoys of trucks
carrying goods and other vehicles conveying
traders have been coming to Gamboru under
military escort without any incident,” said
resident Ari.
Boko Haram, which seeks to impose strict
Islamic law in northern Nigeria, has been blamed
for some 20 000 deaths and displacing more than
2.6 million people since 2009.
A counter-offensive spearheaded by Nigeria
since January last year has recaptured swathes
of territory lost to the Islamist militants in 2014.
But sporadic attacks continue and security
remains a major concern in the region. https://www.today.ng/news/national/169036/boko-haram-kills-attack-reopened-gamboru-maiduguri-highway

Bad. RIP to dem

Buhari is putting the lives of his brothers at risk.Why lie that bokoharam has been defeated when it's not true?

Buhari is a boko haram certified terrorist.

But We have technical defeated Boko haram.Ok,does human life still matter any more in Nigeria?just asking.But I can see that Oil pipes are given security more than human life.Hmmmm.

This is what happens when a country is ruled by a lieing dullard.