Boko Haram Abducts About 40 Youths In Borno State On New Year Eve

Boko Haram militants allegedly abducted another 40 youths
in Malari village in southern Borno State on December 31st.
The insurgents reportedly stormed the village at about
9:00pm, loading the youths in a Hilux car before speeding
away towards Sambisa forest. A village source who fled the
area tells Sahara reporters;
"They gathered us in front of village head's house for
preaching there after which they took away not 50 of our
young youths between the ages of 15 to 30 years," he said.
"We are afraid now because it was less than a month that
they abducted more than 200 young girls and women
Gumsiri village," the source said.