ISWAP kills policeman abducted in Borno

The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly executed a police officer in Borno State.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, the deceased officer was abducted along Damboa-Biu Road in Borno State, while on a trip with his family.

The security analyst quoted sources as saying the police officer with his wife and children, were on transit from Damboa to Biu for Eid break when insurgents captured them on a banned route.

According to him, it was later reported that the police officer and his family were abducted by suspected ISWAP operatives around Shokotoko general area located approximately 73/km south of Damboa.

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“However, later in the evening , the wife and his children were released, while the police officer was executed by the terrorists,” Makata said.

Some images of the policeman surrounded by his captors were released on social media.

The images are believed to have been taken shortly before the officer was killed.

The Borno State Police Command is yet to react to the killing of the officer.