No fewer than seven security men have been abducted by the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists group in North Eastern Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State following a well times attack.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that the security men comprising one policeman, four members of the Civilian Joint Task Force(CJTF) and 3 hunters, were abducted after they were overpowered by the terrorists who stormed their location in large number.
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Police sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad that the security men were attacked at the Rural Urban Migration Site(RUGA), at Pompom Baliya village located about 5 kilometers to Gubio.
The terrorists carted away one Hilux patrol vehicle and weapons and afterwards moved toward the Gadai village in Nganzai Local Government area.
In another report, In lieu of the recent reports about an attack on some of their personnel, the Ondo State Police Command has openly stated that it has not officially received any report of an attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, after reports had filtered in that the dreaded terrorist group had made claims that it hit police personnel in the state.
After announcing their presence in the South West, the group which had on Friday, said “soldiers of the caliphate” had attacked police officers in Ipele, Owo Local Government Area of the state.
However, the terrorist organization had not actually specified whether any police officer had been killed in the purported attack.
Oyeyemi Oyediran, the Commissioner of Police in the state stated that he had not received any information regarding the terrorist incident.