Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists abducted Professor Abubakar Eljuma of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) and other passengers on Sunday along the Damaturu-Biu road near Kamuya village. Professor Eljuma, a Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and a contender for the Vice-Chancellor position at NAUB, was among the victims.
According to reports, the terrorists stopped two Golf cars and a Borno Express bus, abducting an unspecified number of male passengers while releasing the females. Kamuya, located near Buratai, the hometown of former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai (Rtd), has been a hotspot for abductions and attacks over the past decade.
University authorities are holding an emergency meeting regarding the professor’s abduction, while security sources have called for prayers for the victims’ safe release, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
