The rebels attacked the women as they gathered firewood in the Jere district of Borno, which is the epicenter of a 14-year-long insurgency launched by the extremist group known as Boko Haram
At least 42 women have been abducted by Islamic extremist rebels during an attack in northeast, according to a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force local security group who identified himself as Abba.
Locals also said the victims were from a camp for internally displaced persons in the neighboring Mafa district and had been selling firewood to boost their income as economic hardship in Nigeria under the new president bites harder.
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