BEVERLY HILLS, February 10, (THEWILL) – At least 20 travellers who were stranded outside the military-controlled entrance gate of Maiduguri were on Sunday night killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, confirmed the gruesome massacre of the travelers on Monday when he visited the site of the attack in Auno, a village 24km away from Maiduguri city centre.
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The insurgents also reportedly abducted many travellers mostly women after setting vehicles ablaze.
The military mounted gates, designed to check the influx of Boko Haram insurgents at night, have been widely criticised by members of the public who worried that making travellers sleep in the bush could expose them to serious danger.
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