A report circulating online claims that Boko Haram has threatened to execute about 400 kidnapped women and children in Ngoshe, Borno State, unless a $2.7 million ransom is paid within 72 hours.
The claim was amplified by the X account @Ghaminism, which quoted a Nigerian news source and framed the development as part of escalating violence against Black women and children. The report has triggered widespread concern given the long history of insurgent attacks in Nigeria’s northeast.
According to the cited report, the hostages were allegedly abducted during a raid in or around Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area near the Cameroon border.
Boko Haram, which has operated in the region for over a decade, is said to have issued a 72-hour ultimatum demanding the ransom payment or threatening mass execution. However, at the time of circulation, confirmation from Nigerian military authorities or the Borno State government remained limited.
The post included an image showing armed militants in camouflage standing guard over a large group of women and girls wearing hijabs.
While the image underscores the severity typically associated with such abductions, it is not independently verified whether the photograph is directly linked to the current incident or from a previous attack.
Boko Haram has a documented history of kidnapping women and children, most notably the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls abduction and subsequent mass kidnappings in Dapchi and other communities.
Northeast Nigeria has endured prolonged insurgency marked by raids, bombings, and hostage-taking.
Women and children are often targeted, with victims either forced into marriages, used for labor, or held for ransom. Security forces continue to conduct operations against Boko Haram and its splinter group, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), but sporadic attacks persist in remote areas….See More
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