Story from Musa GAMBO, Maiduguri
The Maiduguri to Damaturu highway has completely become a death trap as the insurgents have continued to terrorise travellers and annihilate trailers for foodstuffs and fuel, several hundreds of people have lost their lives and many kidnapped without any trace.
In the late hours of Friday afternoon, insurgents attacked the highway and kidnapped a bride and her entire entourage on their way to Damaturu after the wedding Fatiha in Maiduguri.
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The bride who is a graduate of the University of Maiduguri is a resident of the Gamboru kasuwan shanu area. According to the only survivor of the attack, an elderly woman who was attached to the younger bridesmaids to escort them to the bride’s home in Damaturu, said they were travelling with six cars together with the bride, she passed out immediately upon seeing the terrorist who appeared in the front. They left her unconscious there and took away all the entourage. They are to take the bride to her husband’s house who happens to be a member of the Prominent Hassan Yusuf Damaturu Family.
She was picked up by a patrol team who took her to the hospital for medical assistance. The bride’s family are unaware of the ugly scenario until after the woman who survived the attack regain consciousness and call home to inform them of the incidence.
It’s noteworthy that the Damaturu to Maiduguri highway has continued to claim the lives of innocent people, this is the second attack within two days. On Thursday the there was a reported attack on travellers and an unknown number of people have been taken away by the insurgents and two cars were burned, a driver who survived Thursday’s attack said they chased him with their Hilux vehicles but didn’t catch up to him and couldn’t shoot their guns on him as they do not want to draw the attention of the nearby military checkpoint close to the area of the attack.
Hundreds of motorist have been stalled in jakkana as the military head out for rescue operations and clearance of the road.
While the efforts of security operatives are highly commended for daily patrolling on the road, there is however a need for improving the current strategies as it has not eliminated the incessant attacks and kidnappings on the road. All hands must be on deck to salvage the situation and ensure the safety of travellers, on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. It is the only lifeline that connects Maiduguri to other states and all-important supplies and other essentials of Maiduguri are coming through the same route. May the bride and other victims of the road attacks regain their freedom.
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