10 NNPC consultant kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) confirms the kidnapping of 10 members of the University of Maiduguri research team prospecting for oil in northeast by Boko Haram militants. Spokesperson for NNPC Ndu Ughamadu said the men, were contracted by NNPC as consultants were kidnapped near Jibi

village in Borno state on Tuesday afternoon. The village is in Magumeri local government area, about 50 km from the state capital, Maiduguri. “About 10 members of the University of Maiduguri geology and surveying department were abducted by suspected Boko Haram members,” Ughamadu said.
The kidnapped group included academic staff, drivers and other contractors. The university also said some of its lecturers, who were accompanied by security staff, had not returned on Tuesday from a prospecting trip. Its spokesman said the university was waiting for a report from security agencies.