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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Boko Haram fighters have abducted a staff of the United Nations (UN) along Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno State.<\/p>\n

Held captive is Abubakar Garba Idris, aka Alooma, a Senior Protection Assistant with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).<\/p>\n

The terrorists ambushed vehicles conveying commuters near Matari village between Minok to Jakana highway.<\/p>\n

One of them, Alooma was seized around 8.30 a.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n

A source told PRNigeria that the terrorists, in military uniform, mounted a roadblock with three Hilux pickup trucks and motorcycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWitnesses said while searching the passengers, Idris attempted to throw away his ID card but one of the insurgents sighted him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was then asked to step down from the vehicle along with two others. The rest were allowed to continue the journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other two passengers were later released on the ground that they are very poor people and of no use\u201d, the source disclosed.<\/p>\n

In recent years, terrorist groups have targeted UN facilities and its staff in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In July 2020, the UN alerted that insurgents operate checkpoints.<\/p>\n

UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, raised the alarm in his reaction to the execution of aid workers by Boko Haram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Boko Haram fighters have abducted a staff of the United Nations (UN) along Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno State. Held captive is Abubakar Garba Idris, aka Alooma, a Senior Protection Assistant with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The terrorists ambushed vehicles conveying commuters near Matari village between Minok to Jakana highway. 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