Boko Haram: Gunmen Erects Tollgate in Borno.

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have taken over the Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala road.

The attackers are allegedly collecting money and confiscating goods. Reports said as a result of incessant attacks, only few vehicles now ply the 186 kilometers road that links Maiduguri and Gamboru-Ngala, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon.

Drivers at the Gamboru Motor Park in Maiduguri said travelling along the route in now a risky affair.

“Only a few of us are now plying the road. Many of our colleagues have changed routes because of spate of attacks,” Modu Ari, a driver said. The Majority Leader in the Borno State House of Assembly, Idrissa Jidda said Boko Haram insurgents have taken over the road.

“The insurgents have had absolute control of the road in the past one month. No day passes without an attack along the Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru road and in most cases, innocent people are killed,” he said.

According to him, the insurgents stop vehicles at various points and forcefully collect money from passengers.

“In most cases, they carefully select some passengers and promptly execute them. They also kidnap girls at will and sometimes forcefully snatch vehicles that are loaded with assorted food items,” he said.