Members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) have snatched several teenage girls in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
The Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Askira confirmed the incident, saying the attackers seized the victims while they were working on communal farmlands in the Mussa district, Daily Trust reports.
According to Askira, the 13 abducted girls—aged between 15 and 20—had gone to harvest crops when the insurgents struck.
In a related development, the Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five of its officers by bandits in Sabon Sara village, Darazo Local Government Area of the State.
The Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said five officers paid the supreme price, two were injured, while a certain number of bandits were neutralised.
Wakil narrated, “On 22nd November, 2025 at about 1240hrs, an intelligence at the command disposal from a Good Samaritan disclosing that on the same day at about 1130hrs, a team of Tactical Team personnel comprising Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Mobile Police 10PMF Bauchi, Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU), and State Intelligence Department (SID) were ambushed by unidentified youths, while on visibility policing patrol to prevent, mitigate and manage farmer–herder conflict within and around Sabon Sara Village via Darazo.
“Sadly, the ambush attack resulted in the death of the following officers; DSP Ahmad Muhammad (SID), ASP Mustapha Muhammad (10 PMF), Inspector Amarhel Yunusa (10 PMF), Inspector Idris Ahmed (10 PMF) and Corporal Isah Muazu (AKU).”
He said the following officers sustained various degrees of injuries; Inspector Isah Musa (SID) and Inspector Yusuf Gambo (SID)
Wakil said upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Auwalu Ilu, led a team of reinforcements to the scene, rescued and evacuated both the injured and deceased personnel to the General Hospital in Darazo for medical treatment, and deposited remains of the deceased at the morgue.
“Intense efforts are ongoing to track down and arrest the perpetrators within and around the area; meanwhile, the Command is fully committed to ensuring that the criminals responsible for this heinous act are brought to justice,” he stated according to a report by Trust newspaper.
