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| DSS, forest guards rescue 7 abducted victims from ISWAP enclave in Borno |
| 2026-01-22 |
Text: DSS, forest guards rescue 7 abducted victims from ISWAP enclave in Borno By Zagazola Makama The Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with forest guards, has rescued seven persons abducted by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State after a heavy gun battle in a forest enclave. Sources told Zagazola Makama on Wednesday that the victims were seized on Jan. 19 while they had gone into the bush to fetch firewood near Ajiri Camp in the outskirts of Maiduguri. The source said the seven were intercepted by the terrorists during the scavenging exercise and taken into the forest. Read more at the link Related: Borno State: 2026-01-19 Surveillance, Tracking, and Engagement of Suspected Terrorists in Azir and Musarram Areas of Borno State Borno State: 2026-01-17 One dead, four injured in communal clash in ngidoje village in Yobe, Nigeria Borno State: 2026-01-17 Nigeria: Troops foil ISWAP attack in Azir as NAF airstrikes neutralise fleeing terrorists Related: Maiduguri: 2026-01-18 Troops foil ISWAP attack in Azir as NAF airstrikes neutralise fleeing terrorists Maiduguri: 2026-01-17 One dead, four injured in communal clash in ngidoje village in Yobe, Nigeria Maiduguri: 2026-01-17 Nigeria: Troops foil ISWAP attack in Azir as NAF airstrikes neutralise fleeing terrorists |
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