Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped nine people in two separate attacks in which one person was killed and two injured in Nigeria's volatile northeast, vigilantes said Tuesday, enca.com reports.
Five members of a family were kidnapped along a highway, 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside the city of Maiduguri as they waited for their car to be fixed on Tuesday, they said.
"Five members of a family were abducted today near the town of Dikwa by Boko Haram terrorists," Babakura Kolo, a member of a militia fighting Boko Haram told AFP.
"The hostages included a woman, her three young daughters, and sister," he said.
Another militia member Ibrahim Liman gave a similar account, saying the victims were heading to Maiduguri under a military escort when their car broke down and was forced to stop.
"While the driver of the vehicle was trying to fix the car, Boko Haram terrorists appeared from the bush and seized them," Liman said. He said the driver, however, managed to escape. Read more
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