Thursday, May 14, 2026 - Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly beheaded five men out of 416 victims abducted from Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
In a video obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday
through a mediation group, the Borno South Youth Alliance, the terrorist group,
Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, was seen chanting while displaying
the bodies of the victims.
The 30-second video was released following an earlier
72-hour ultimatum reportedly issued to the Federal Government.
Recall that on April 20, Boko Haram terrorists released a
video daring the Nigerian government to attempt a forceful rescue of 416
abducted victims in Borno State.
They also warned that if their demands were not met within
72 hours, the victims would be moved to undisclosed locations where they might
never be seen again.
In a statement made available on Wednesday, the President of
the Borno South Youth Alliance, Samaila Kaigama, said the deceased victims
attempted to escape from captivity.
The statement accompanying the video reads: “Borno South
Youth Alliance (BOSYA) yesterday, at about 5:18 pm, received a disturbing video
showing the execution of about four to five men, both old and young, who
reportedly attempted to escape from JAS/Boko Haram captivity.”
Kaigama said the group had explored all possible
interventions and humanitarian channels, yet the 416 women, children and a few
men in captivity had largely been abandoned to their fate.
“This video is not intended to promote terrorism or any
related activity, but rather to expose the painful reality on the ground, a
reality we have spent over two months trying to prevent through continuous
mediation and humanitarian appeals,” he said.
The group called on well-meaning Nigerians to support
efforts toward the rescue of the victims.
“Borno Youth Alliance is calling on well-meaning Southern
Borno indigenes, political office holders, political aspirants, and all
patriotic Nigerians from the North, South, East and West, as well as
international organisations, to urgently support efforts toward the release of
the 416 women and children,” he stated.
He added: “Four to five people are already dead. More
victims are sick, and some men who attempted to escape have now been killed.”
He stressed that lives are involved and that victims were
enduring severe hardship in captivity.
“Please let us come together and donate toward raising
N50,000,000 for the release of 50 women and children,” he added.
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