A group of oil exploration workers and staff of University of Maiduguri members have been kidnapped by members of Boko Haram in Maiduguri.
Some of the oil exploration workers kidnapped by Boko Haram
Photos of the oil exploration workers, and security operatives who were ambushed and kidnapped between Magumeri and Gubio local government areas of Borno State has been released.
Reports say 10 academic and technical staff from the geology department of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) were among those said to have been abducted on Tuesday.
Security operatives and some members of the civilian JTF, numbering up to 30, were also reported to have fallen into the trap of the terrorists.