Suspected Boko Haram terrorists raid Borno market, kidnap 5

The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that five individuals were abducted on Thursday by suspected members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province in the Doro Baga community of Kukawa Local Government Area, Borno State.

Security sources, including analyst Zagazola Makama, reported that the victims—Sani Boyi, Bullama Dan Umaru, Baba Inusa, Abubakar Jan Boris, and Mallam Shaibu—were taken while buying fresh fish at a local market around 7:00 a.m.

However, the police, in a statement on Friday, said troops of Sector 3, Operation HADIN KAI, alongside members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and local hunters, immediately responded to the incident.

The police added that search and rescue operations were ongoing to secure the release of the victims.

“Five civilians were abducted on Feb. 12, 2026, by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Doro Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area, Borno State, the Police Command reported.

“Sources disclosed that the victims, Alhaji Sani Boyi, Bullama Dan Umaru, Baba Inusa, Abubakar Jan Boris, and Mallam Shaibu, were taken while purchasing fresh fish at a local market around 7:00am,” the statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, Nahum Daso, said.