Three trucks loaded with fish have been razed down by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents at Mile-forty area of Magumeri LGA of Borno State.
Some truck drivers said the attack happened around 1:00pm on Thursday when their colleagues were transporting fish to Maiduguri.
A military source said, “Thank God that all the drivers escaped but the three vehicles: two Peugeot J5 and a school bus loaded with fish were burnt down.”
One of the affected drivers said, “We parked the vehicles and ran into the bush. Thank God we all made it alive but I watched helplessly as the only means of my livelihood got burnt to ashes. Tell the government to do something on that road.
“Before, they used to abduct people and demand ransom from families, but they frequently intercept vehicles these days to loot and burn them down,” he said.
He called on the Federal Government and security agencies to deploy troops on the road to protect the lives and property of the road users.
The insurgents, on February 10, 2026, stopped four trailers loaded with cows, on their way to Maiduguri from Munguno, and rustled over hundred cows and burnt down the vehicles.
There is no immediate statement from the police, Army and state government over the latest incident.
