Boko Haram attacks Borno Governor, Zulum barely 48 hours after his convoy was attacked by insurgents on Friday.
It was confirmed that security operatives were killed when Boko Haram insurgents opened fire on the governor’s convoy and other vehicles conveying government officials to Baga, a town in the state, for the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The Sunday attack reportedly occurred along Baga-Kukawa axis of Borno while on his way out of Baga along Monguno-Maiduguri axis.
Monguno is north and about 80km drive to Maiduguri, the town hosted thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) mostly from Marte, Baga, Kukawa, Dikwa and other surrounding Local Government Areas.
Troops of the Nigerian air force were mobilised immediately to the scene of the incident and were able to foil the insurgents’ attack.
However, one of the soldiers attached to the convoy sustained injuries during the attack.
Reacting to the first attack, President Muhammadu Buhari described the incident as an attempt to sabotage the return of IDPs to their homes, while Zulum had said the insurgents want to take over Borno.
In July, the governor’s convoy was also attacked at Baga while he was on his way to some IDP camps in the northern part of Borno.
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