Again, Boko Haram Members Behead 10 Travellers on Borno-Yobe Highway

IG, Mohammed Abubakar 

At least 10 persons have been confirmed dead by security and transport officials, after suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched two different attacks on the Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway. The terrorists had, during the attack on the highway, also set ablaze several vehicles, including those conveying food items to Borno State. The attacks, according to an online news medium, Premium Times, took place some few kilometres from Benisheik town, where terrorists dressed in military fatigue and riding in armoured tanks killed about 140 travellers on September 17. A security source, who did not want to be named, said most of those attacked were found beheaded.

“We found 10 corpses by the road side near Benisheik just before Ngamdu Village; the victims were beheaded and their heads placed on their chests,” said the security source.

Some road transport officials also confirmed that they saw the slain travellers.

Abubakar Haruna, an official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) said: “The killings were carried out between Ngamdu and Benisheik. We were on our way to Maiduguri around 6.30a.m. on Monday when we saw the 10 dead bodies,” he said.

It was also confirmed from the security sources that four people were also killed along the route on Saturday at a different spot near Benisheik.

The Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, on Monday warned travellers plying the Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway to be extra cautious of the road, saying “driving on that highway is a dangerous risk.”