Fear has enveloped many residents after Boko Haram insurgents struck, killed and abducted several travellers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu in in Borno state.
The attack according to Channels Television on Friday is the latest and deadliest of similar incidents as the insurgents redouble their activities on the road in recent times.
Witnesses said armed men believed to be insurgents stormed the highway in large numbers and mounted an illegal checkpoint around Auno, barely 23 kilometres to Maiduguri from where they picked their victims.
According to them, travellers in scores of commercial and private-owned vehicles were caught up in the attack.
Multiple sources also confirmed that the insurgents moved from vehicle to vehicle, scrutinising and interviewing passengers, asking non-Muslims and those not dressed like Muslims to step out of the car they were in.
They also warned the travellers against attempting to escape and those who tried to beat a retreat were instantly shot dead, a survivor revealed.
It is not clear how many people were abducted or how many got killed while trying to escape, but many cars were said to have been set ablaze.
There has been no official confirmation from Military authorities on the latest development.
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