5 aid workers abducted by Boko Haram regain freedom
Five aid workers abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in December have been released in Borno state.
Boko Haram releases 5 aid workers abducted in Borno/Image used as illustration (Punch)
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The humanitarian workers, two females and three males, were abducted on December 22.
A gang of gunmen believed to be Boko Haram terrorists ambushed their convoy en route to Maiduguri from Monguno in Borno.
The victims are George Michael, International Organisation for Migration, (IOM); Jennifer Samuel of Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA); Arthur Chima, Solidarity International, Asabe Musa, ALIMA; and Adamu Ozeshi, Red Cross.
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A security source revealed to Premium Times that the victims arrived at the DSS office in Maiduguri at about 4 pm on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
“They are in good health and are being debriefed at our command in Maiduguri,” a security source said.
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