{"id":85304,"date":"2024-06-24T21:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T21:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dnllegalandstyle.com\/dnl\/?p=85304"},"modified":"2024-06-24T21:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T21:22:58","slug":"bandits-abduct-high-court-judge-wife-2-others-in-borno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dnllegalandstyle.com\/dnl\/bandits-abduct-high-court-judge-wife-2-others-in-borno\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits Abduct High Court Judge, Wife, 2 Others in Borno"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a High Court judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia, his wife, orderly, and others in the Biu Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n

Sources said, Justice Mshelia who is working with Borno State High Court in Maiduguri was travelling in his vehicle, accompanied by his driver, a security escort and his wife.<\/p>\n

As they approached a curve on the road between Buratai and Buni-gari, a group of armed men emerged from the bush and barricaded the road.<\/p>\n

The judge\u2019s vehicle screeched to a halt, then attempted to manoeuvre its way to escape.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, in the chaos that ensued, Justice Mshelia\u2019s vehicle was stopped by another team of insurgents, taken them hostage and later whisked them into Sambisa Forest.<\/p>\n

The spokesman for the police command, ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident on Monday.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cWe received a report today from one Sani Audu through the Divisional Officer of Biu that on 21st of June, 2024 at about 9am, the justice with his wife, orderly, and the driver were kidnapped along Biu-Maiduguri Road, specifically at Jiba town.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that the police have commenced an investigation to track the terrorists and ensure the safe release of the judge, his wife, the orderly, and the driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has not been any contact with the terrorists, however, the police have put all security measures to see that the victims are rescued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police through the Borno State Police Commissioner has delegated a Special Investigation team which comprises the State Intelligence Department and other tactical squads in collaboration with other security forces and the DSS to see how they can get forensic evidence they can get to enable them to track and retrieving the victims,\u201d Daso added.<\/p>\n

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Recall that Damaturu- Buni Yadi -Buratai- Biu 120kms road has remained a death trap for many years, considering it\u2019s deplorable condition faced by motorists and passengers, as it is the only route that links over five local government areas of Southern Borno (Biu, Hawul, Bayo, Shani, Kwaya Kusar etc) to Maiduguri, the state capital due to inability to reopen the Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu road.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a High Court judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia, his wife, orderly, and others in the Biu Local Government Area of the state. Sources said, Justice Mshelia who is working with Borno State High Court in Maiduguri was travelling in his vehicle, accompanied by his driver, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":48675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bar-and-bench","category-crime-scene","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t