Terrorists, suspects to be Boko Haram elements, have abducted a High Court Judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia, together with his wife, driver and orderly along Biu to Maiduguri road In Borno State, Nigeria.
The judge was reportedly kidnapped in his vehicle while on a journey on Monday in company of his driver, a security escort and his wife.
Judges gavel and law books stacked behind
A source familiar with the region, Zagazola Makama, told a news platform that:
“As they approached a curve in the road between Burutai and Buni-Gari, a group of armed men emerged from the bushes, their weapons blazing and barricaded the road.
“The judge’s vehicle screeched to a halt, then attempted to maneuver its way to escape. In the chaos that ensued, Justice Mshelia’s vehicle was stopped by another team of insurgents,” he said.
The terrorists have reportedly whisked them into the dreaded Sambisa Forest.
