Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Lawan Mainari village near Mainok along Damaturu-Maiduguri Road in Borno State, abducting many passengers, Channels Television reports.
The terrorists also reportedly set nine vehicles and trucks conveying food items ablaze, during the attack which happened on Monday in a community less than 40 kilometers away from Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
Though authorities are yet to comment on the incident, many motorists plying the road had to wait in nearby villages or return to Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, the report said.
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