Boko Haram Abducts Nigerian Soldier In Borno

The victims were said to be travelling in a commercial bus last Friday when the insurgents intercepted their vehicle along Damaturu/Maiduguri Road.

Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly abducted a soldier and other passengers in Borno.

The victims were said to be travelling in a commercial bus last Friday when the insurgents intercepted their vehicle along Damaturu/Maiduguri Road.

Sources told SaharaReporters that the operation was carried out in the evening.

They said the terrorists in military fatigues blocked the highway and picked their victims based on their identity cards.

“On Friday evening, along Maiduguri/Damaturu Road, Boko Haram fighters blocked the highway for hours, searching for military personnel who usually travelled with commercial vehicles.

“Unfortunately, they saw one serving soldier and took him to an unknown destination with other passengers,” one of the sources said.

Meanwhile, efforts made to reach the army for comments were unsuccessful.

For over a decade, Nigeria has been locked in a brutal conflict with insurgent groups operating primarily in the country’s North East region.

The most prominent among them is Boko Haram, which emerged in the early 2000s but became violently active around 2009, launching a campaign of terror marked by bombings, mass abductions, and attacks on civilian and military targets.

Despite repeated claims under then-President Muhammadu Buhari that the terrorists had been “technically defeated,” insurgent activities have persisted, often with deadly consequences.

The military has been accused of underreporting losses and overstating victories, even as attacks persist, especially in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states.

The insurgency has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced millions of people, creating one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Entire communities have been razed, with survivors forced into overcrowded internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, often with limited access to food, healthcare, and security.

Over the years, various offshoots of Boko Haram, such as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have emerged, further complicating counterinsurgency efforts and prolonging the cycle of violence.

Despite regional and international support, including from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), the threat remains a formidable challenge to Nigeria’s national stability and human security.