Boko Haram Abducts Borno State Politician's Wife And Children

Suspected members of the Boko Harma Sect, has kidnapped the wife and two children of Alhaji Zaraye Mala Sheriff, a Councillor in Borno state and relative (cousin) of the former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff.

A source told Daily Trust that the men stormed the Ngala town residence of the politician in the early hours of Friday July 18th.

"The insurgents stormed the house of the councillor around 12:30am on Friday and asked the wife about her husband. They also asked her for the money he kept at home but she kept quiet. Luckily enough, Zaraye was at the other side of the house and when he heard the conversation, he fled,” a source from Ngala said.

The Sect angered by silence and absence of their target, took the wife and two children of the Councillor Alhaji Zaraye Mala Sheriff.......

"Up till now, nothing has been heard of the woman and her kids. We have not heard anything about the two businessmen either,” he said.

 Alhaji Annur Mohammed and Liman Alhaji Hussainit were also reported kidnapped by the sect.