Not fewer than five officials of the Borno state government have been abducted by Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to Daily Trust.
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The newspaper stated that the victims were supervising the construction of Chibok-Damboa road when they were forcefully taken away on Wednesday, December 1.
It was gathered that the incident occurred near Wovi, a remote village in Chibok local government area of the northeastern state.
An anonymous source was also cited in the report as saying that one of the abducted staff, a driver, escaped.
A top state official whose name was not revealed equally confirmed the incident.
“Yes, it is so sad and we are worry about this latest developments. “The abductions came as a shocker to us. I can confirm to you that they were abducted this morning.”
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