Four hundred and sixteen women and children abducted from Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State by suspected Boko Haram terrorists have been released.
President of the Borno South Youth Alliance, BOSYA, Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, confirmed the development to AIT’s Security Correspondent, Ada Ononye, during a telephone conversation this Sunday.
Kaigama said the victims were released on June 6, 2026, following days of engagements and humanitarian discussions involving the group.
According to him, “BOSYA has secured the release of all the Ngoshe 416 women and children. They were released on the 6th of June.”
He said the alliance had maintained persistent advocacy and communication efforts since the victims were abducted, adding that indications of the release were received before the captives regained freedom.
Kaigama also urged the Federal Government, Borno State Government, and relevant local authorities to ensure proper screening, profiling, and rehabilitation of the released captives.
The victims were abducted after suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked Ngoshe on March 4, overrunning a military formation, burning operational vehicles, dispersing security personnel, and abducting residents from the community.
The captives were later seen in a video circulated by the insurgents in April.
Efforts to obtain official confirmation from the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, were unsuccessful as calls to his phone were not answered as of press time.
AIT News is monitoring developments surrounding the release and expected security assessments of the freed captives.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
