Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap at least 10 people in northeast Nigeria


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  • Thursday, 06 Sep 2018

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped between 10 and 20 people, a family member of one of those abducted, a senator and two military sources said on Wednesday.

The people were aboard a bus from Maiduguri, the city worst hit by Boko Haram, travelling to the town of Gwoza around 100 km(60 miles) away in the east of Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, late on Tuesday.

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