At least three humanitarian staff and two security guards have been reportedly abducted by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group, in Ngala Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State.
It was learnt that the humanitarian staff are working with an international non-governmental organisation, Family Health International (FHI360).
A source told Daily Trust that the attackers snuck into a guest house where the aid workers lived around 5am and kidnapped them.
“They snucked in while Muslims were observing their early morning (Subhi) prayers and abducted the three humanitarian staff and two security guards.
“There was a rumour weeks ago that ISWAP was planning to abduct humanitarian workers in the axis. All necessary precautions were taken by various organisations, unfortunately, it happened,” he said.
Confirming the incident was the Chairman of Lake Chad Region Civil Society Organisations, Amb Ahmed Shehu, who noted that “it is discouraging for you to wake up early in the morning and find out that your colleagues have been kidnapped.
“This organisation is providing healthcare services to our people. I think the aid workers’ security should be paramount. This is rather unfortunate,” he said.