By Maina Maina At least fifteen persons were wounded on Wednesday as Boko Haram terrorists attacked the convoy of the Borno State ...
By Maina Maina
At least fifteen persons were wounded on Wednesday as Boko
Haram terrorists attacked the convoy of the Borno State governor, Professor
Babagana Umara Zulum.
The governor has been touring on some local government in
northern Borno to ensure safety of local returnees as well as make provision
for the victims of the insurgency.
The governor and his entourage were at Baga town, one of the
areas difficult for humanitarian activities, when his convoy was ambushed by
the terrorist group.
The attack was repelled by security operatives in the
governor’s convoy, but not without casualties on the side of his entourage.
DAILY POST gathered that the governor was on his way to
distribute relief materials to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in
Monguno Local Government after leaving Baga town when the incident happened.
“He was very
fortunate to have escaped the attack unhurt and continued his journey to
distribute the relief materials,” a source told DAILY POST, adding that “this
is about the third time the governor’s convoy is being ambushed by insurgents.”
Spokesman to the governor, Alhaji Isa Gusau could not be
reached.
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