Families of 13 passengers abducted along the Biu–Maiduguri–Damaturu (also reported as Biu–Damaturu) road say the victims have been held in captivity for 60 days and are calling on government and security agencies to intensify efforts to secure their release. The families, including one with a 7-month-old baby among the abducted passengers, gather at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Borno Council/Press Centre to plead for help. Representatives of the families state that the prolonged captivity has heightened fear for the victims’ safety and urge authorities to act urgently. Both reports describe the families besieging the NUJ premises and making public appeals, asking relevant security services to step up operations aimed at locating and rescuing the abducted travellers. The outlets do not provide new details on who carried out the abduction or on any concrete progress in negotiations or rescue efforts, but both stress the duration of detention and the families’ demand for immediate action.
Families plead for rescue of 13 abducted travellers after 60 days
Families of 13 passengers abducted along the Biu–Maiduguri–Damaturu (also reported as Biu–Damaturu) road say the victims have been held in captivity for 60 days and are calling on government and secur...
- Thirteen passengers are reported abducted along the Biu–Maiduguri–Damaturu/Biu–Damaturu road.
- Families say the victims have been in captivity for 60 days.
- The group includes a 7-month-old baby.
- Family members hold press briefings/appeals at the NUJ Borno Council/Press Centre, asking security agencies and government to intensify efforts.
- The reports do not cite specific outcomes or details of ongoing rescue operations or negotiations.
Families of 13 travellers abducted along the Biu–Maiduguri–Damaturu road have appealed to security agencies and government authorities to intensify efforts to secure their release, saying the victims have now spent 60 days in captivity. The appeal was made during a press briefing held on Saturday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Centre in […] Families seek rescue of 13 abducted Borno travellers after 60 days in captivity
12 hours agoThe families of the 13 abducted passengers, including a 7-month-old baby, have besieged the premises of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno Council and pleaded with the Government and the security agencies to intensify efforts in rescuing the victims. The post 60 days after: Families of 13 abducted passengers along Biu-Damaturu road cry for help appeared first on Vanguard News.
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