The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that troops of the 29
Task Force Brigade foiled an attack on the convoy of Yobe Governor, Mai Mala
Buni by terrorists along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday.
A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations,
Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja, said the troops also recovered two
vehicles affected in the incident.
He said one military truck driver, four police escorts and
one DSS operative wounded in the attack were in stable condition.
According to him, one of the injured police escorts died
shortly upon arrival at the Specialists Hospital Damaturu.
“Reinforcement of troops from 29 Task Force Brigade led by
the Brigade Commander are conducting a fighting patrol in the area to locate
the terrorists who carried out the dastardly act.
“The two vehicles affected in the incident include, one
military MRAP and one civilian escort vehicle whose tyres were shot at during
the incident, have been safely recovered to the military camp at Benisheikh.
“Operations are ongoing to hunt and destroy the terrorists
that perpetrated the attack,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the governor’s
convoy was ambushed by terrorists while returning to Damaturu from Maiduguri,
about 6 kilometres from Benesheikh town on Saturday.
The governor was not in the convoy when it was ambushed.
The Secretary to the State Government and some other top
government officials who were in the convoy were unhurt.
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