No fewer than 14 women and 2 girls were abducted by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents in Sabongari Madagali, in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state, Thursday, locals and police sources have confirmed.
The women according to Vanguard reports were said to be in company of two local vigilante operatives on their way to a nearby forest in search of fire wood and farm produce before they abducted.
A source in the area said that two out of the women had managed to escape the snare of the abductors under the pretext of being drowned by the river.
The source said “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 fear of dear lives,” The source noted that on sighting the gunmen who came in their numbers wielding dangerous weapons, the vigilante men took to their heels for the fear of being killed by the rampaging assailants.
“The two local vigilante men took to their heels when they sighted the gunmen who were armed to the teeth.
“They left the women to their own faith as the gunmen were left unchallenged leading to the abduction of the said women,” the source added.
Confirming the incident, the member representing Michika/ Madagali Federal constituency in the National Assembly Mr. Adamu Kamale said “I just received the shocking news to the effect that about 16 women have been abducted by Boko Haram.
Police Public Relations Officer of Adamawa state command DSP Othman Abubakar has also confirmed the incident.
