Mr Dan-Borno, one of the escaped passenger who told the story on Twitter
No fewer than nine passengers were killed and several women abducted by suspected deadly Boko Haram insurgents on Maiduguri-Damaturu highway on Sunday night.
The report from Dan-Borno’s twitter handle, one of the passengers who escaped said: ”They came at exactly 9:50 pm on Sunday and started shooting sporadically and we fled into bushes for safety.
”Unfortunately, when we returned this morning to Auno town, we found out that nine passengers were killed but five of them could not be identified as a result of severe burnt.”
According to Dan-Borno, terrorists burnt 17 vehicles and goods worth millions of naira in their wake.
Another version of the story from a resident, Ba’na Auno who escaped the attack, said the victims were passengers who had stopped over in Auno due to closure of entrance into Maiduguri town at 6 pm.
Another resident, Modu Babagana said that several women were abducted by the insurgents, with houses torched in the attack.
He also said commercial vehicles including eight trucks loaded with goods were burnt along with the consignments.
“They made away with a Hummer bus, a Golf car and J5 bus loaded with women. They also looted houses and shops before setting them ablaze,” Modu explained.
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As at the time of filing this report, Daily Trust reports that there was no official confirmation from the military as call and text message sent to the spokesman of Operations Lafiya Dole, Col. Ado Isa were neither picked nor answered.
