Boko Haram ambushes motorists near Maiduguri

Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday reportedly manned a checkpoint and robbed motorists on the Maiduguri-Magumeri Road.

A leader of hunters in the state, Bunu Bukar, said: “The attackers neither entered into the town nor did they shoot anybody; and they only positioned themselves on the outskirts, waylaying vehicles that were moving in and out of Magumeri town.

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“As of yesterday evening, some of the attackers had left, but some were still seen at the scene – just less than 40 kilometers away from Maiduguri the Borno state capital – intercepting vehicles and robbing passengers.”