Boko Haram abducts 100 young men in Borno

The deadly Boko Haram sect may have forcefully
conscripted 100 persons in Doron Baga, a village in
Borno State.
It was gathered that about 100 persons were abducted
during a Sunday attack on the village where over 10
persons were killed.
A source, who spoke to journalists in Maiduguri, said
the insurgents attacked the Doron Baga on Sunday
evening and took away some boys and young men.
It was gathered that 10 were killed by the insurgents.
Some of those that fled the area that were sighted in
Maiduguri on Thursday, said they had to flee the area
because of the constant attacks by the insurgents.
One of the displaced persons, Halima Alhaji Adamu,
said six members of Hadejia community in Doron Baga
were killed and about 100 young men were abducted on
Sunday when the members of the Islamic sect, Boko
Haram launched an attack on their community
displacing thousands who are now seeking refuge in
some parts of Borno and Yobe states.
She lamented that she also lost her husband in the
attack.
She claimed that the insurgents are believed to have
abducted the young men in order to forcefully conscript
them.
According to her, several other communities within
Doron Baga and around have also lost many as well as
others who were abducted by the insurgents.
She said, “The attack was on Sunday, in my family they
killed six people, I don’t know about the other families
but the Hadaijawa community which I belong also had
100 of the abducted by the insurgents.”
Speaking on why she and the rest of her family could
not take advantage of the refugee camps established in
Maiduguri, she said “we are going to our family
members in Gashua.”
“I think it is better to go and live with family members
than opting for camps. We lost everything we have
worked for, and I don’t think the camp will be a better
place for us. With family members, we can have the
courage to face life again but the camp will continue to
make us reflect on our predicament because there is no
care as such no focus for one to engage himself or
herself into doing something meaningful,” She added.