6.3.2026
Islamic militants suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have kidnapped 300 women and children after a raid on the town of Ngoshe, Borno State.
According to a government official Bulama Sawa, from the Gwoza, the Boko Haram fighters assaulted the town of Ngoshe on Friday. It is suspected that the raid is likely in retaliation for the killing of three Boko Haram commanders by the Nigerian army.
Separate attacks also took place in the communities of Konduga, Marte, Jakana and Mainok between Wednesday and Friday, according to military spokesman Uba Sani.
He said troops repelled those attacks, but a “number of brave soldiers paid the supreme price in the line of duty”, along with a senior officer.
Mr Sani described the assaults as “failed attacks” which illustrated the “increasing desperation of terrorist elements under sustained operational pressure” across the theatre.
Meanwhile bandits also struck at Ahun and Oro-Ago communities in the Ifelodun Local Government in Kwara State, kidnapping 10 people.
According to information, all the kidnappings were carried out early Wednesday morning, whisking six in Ahun and another four in Oro-Ago and Oyate combined.