Pastor’s Wife, Three Children Abducted By Terrorists In Borno

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted the wife of a pastor and her three children along the Damasak-Kareto road in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State.

The victims were reportedly travelling from Maiduguri to Damasak on Saturday when the attackers intercepted their commercial vehicle near Kareto village and forced them to alight, leaving the driver and other passengers behind.

The abducted woman is the wife of the pastor in charge of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Moses G. Guguma. She was said to have recently been discharged from a hospital in Maiduguri after receiving treatment for a prolonged illness before embarking on the journey.

A community source said the incident occurred around noon.

According to the source, “The terrorists stopped the commercial vehicle close to Kareto village and asked the pastor’s wife and her three children to come down, leaving other passengers and the driver.”

The whereabouts of the four victims remained unknown as of the time of filing this report.

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, appealed for prayers and support for the family, alleging that the victims may have been singled out because of their religious identity.

Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area in Borno North Senatorial District, lies about 156 kilometres from Maiduguri and has experienced repeated attacks by insurgent groups over the years.

Security agencies had yet to issue an official statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.

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