{"id":169196,"date":"2025-07-11T20:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/boko-haram-raid-yobe-village-abduct-four-residents"},"modified":"2025-07-11T21:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:38:05","slug":"boko-haram-raid-yobe-village-abduct-four-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-raid-yobe-village-abduct-four-residents","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram raid Yobe village, abduct four residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Tension gripped parts of Yobe State on Friday after four residents were whisked away by armed men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram insurgent group.<\/p>\n<p>The attackers stormed two quiet villages\u2014Goduram and Lojiya\u2014in Tarmuwa Local Government Area during the early hours of the day, around 1:00 a.m., taking locals by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>The victims of the abduction have been identified as Ari Tela and Goni Gadan from Goduram village, while Abakar Kakari and Aminami Lojiya were seized from Lojiya.<\/p>\n<p>Community sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told Zagazola Mama that the area has a troubled past with insurgents and had recently witnessed a counter-insurgency operation under Operation Hadin Kai.<\/p>\n<p>During that mission, local vigilantes reportedly killed a Boko Haram fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Residents believe that Thursday night\u2019s abduction may have been a calculated revenge attack.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces, working alongside local vigilante groups, have since launched a manhunt for the abductors.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts are ongoing to track their movements and safely rescue the kidnapped men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Tension gripped parts of Yobe State on Friday after four residents were whisked away by armed men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram insurgent group. 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