Fighters wey dem believe say na from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) don kidnap 13 teenage girls from farm for Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday.
Di girls dey for farm for Mussa district dey harvest crops when dem carry dem, Borno State House of Assembly deputy speaker, Abdullahi Askira, tell reporters as e confirm di kidnapping. Officials talk say di victims be teenagers, some between 15 and 20 years.
People for di area talk say di attackers come like military squad, gather di girls and enter nearby bush with dem. One report even talk say one girl fit escape go alert villagers, wey later inform security people.
Soldiers and police enter di area on Sunday begin search, according to local sources. Security agencies don open investigation and dey work with community leaders to find di girls and secure di district.
Di kidnap join other mass abductions wey don happen for northern Nigeria in recent days, including di one for Kebbi State wey dem carry schoolgirls; all dis don increase fear for di region and put more pressure on security forces to act fast.
Families and community leaders dey beg make people calm down and urge security authorities make dem move quick. Officials still dey beg anybody wey get information make dem reach nearest security post as rescue work dey continue.
