Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted eight members of a single family, including a one-month-old infant, during a deadly midnight raid on Palam community in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
A family member who narrowly escaped the attack told SaharaReporters that the terrorists stormed the family compound at about 2am on Sunday, firing sporadically before whisking away their victims.
According to the source, the attackers were specifically searching for the head of the family, Bitrus Kwavanza, who was reportedly away on a business trip in a neighbouring community at the time of the invasion.
“They came asking for my uncle. When they couldn’t find him, they took his family instead,” the source said.
Palam is located in Madagali Local Government Area, the home LGA of Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri, underscoring renewed concerns over the worsening security situation even in politically sensitive areas of the state.
