About four trucks out of a convoy of 40 trucks of food meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and resettled communities in Borno, have been intercepted and looted by members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
Daily
Trust reported that the attack occurred Thursday night, July 7, around Layi
village in Mobbar Local Government Area of the state, and it came barely 48
hours after terrorists launched a heavy attack on Kuje Medium Security Prison
in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) freeing at least 69 Boko Haram suspects
and hundreds of others. The terrorist group has already claimed responsibility
for the attack.
Confirming
the attack on the food trucks, top security sources told the publication that
the food and nutritional products consignment was on its way to Damasak.
It was
part of the palliative by the World Food Program (WFP) for IDPs from Abadam and
victims of the Boko Haram violence returning to their homes in Mobbar.
A source
said;
“The
attackers were in four gun trucks. After heavy attacks on the convoy, they
succeeded in intercepting four of the vehicles and emptied nearly everything
from the vehicles.”
It was
also alleged that the terrorists are now taking control of major roads and
strategic areas in the southern and northern parts of Borno.
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