At a time the Federal Government is perfecting plans aimed at granting amnesty to members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, in response to widespread calls by concerned stakeholders, the sect has unleashed fresh attacks in different parts of Borno State, killing a local government secretary, Alhaji Kachallah Umara; kidnapping an elder statesman, Dr Shettima Ali Monguno; and burning down schools, police station, hospitals and telecommunication masts.
Monguno was kidnapped on Friday at Mafoni Ward where he had gone for the Juma’at prayer. An eyewitness said the elder statesman was kidnapped by four young men who were carrying sophisticated weapons.
“They asked those who were with him to get out of the car – a Peugeot station wagon, and they took him away,” he said.
The abduction of the 87-year-old elder statesman has particularly created anxiety and confusion in government’s circles, as he had been in the vanguard of those canvassing amnesty for the sect.
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