Suspected Boko Haram Attacks Governor’s Convoy, Killing Some Security Excorts

Imagined Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni along Maiduguri-Dramaturu Road, killing two policemen and injuring two others.

The attack took place on Saturday after the governor had attended the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.

An eyewitness, who was on the entourage who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the attackers opened fire on the convoy from both sides of the highway, targeting the pilot.

“We narrowly escaped death today. The convoy was attacked between Beneshiekh and Mainok, a distance of less than sixty kilometres to Damaturu after attending the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri.

“The insurgents opened fire on the convoy from both sides of the road, killing one policeman instantly while the other died later due to too much bleeding following bullet wounds. As a matter of fact, we left Maiduguri late, around 6.00 pm,” he said.

Governor Buni was not in the convoy when the incident happened on their way back to Damaturu the state capital. The governor was said to have travelled to Abuja for an official duty.

It would be recalled that, this is the first time the convoy of the Yobe State governor was attacked since the inception of the Boko Haram insurgency 12 years ago according to Channels TV news.