How troops thwarted attack on Yobe gov’s convoy in Borno – DHQ

According to the Defence Headquarters, Yobe Governor’s convoy along the Maiduguri-Damaturu route was the target of a terrorist attempt on Saturday that was thwarted by soldiers of the 29 Task Force Brigade.

The two vehicles involved in the incident were also recovered by the troops, according to a statement released on Monday in Abuja by Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations.According to him, the conditions of the one DSS agent hurt in the attack, four police escorts, and the military truck driver were all stable.

He claimed that immediately after being taken to the Specialists Hospital Damaturu, one of the police escorts who had been hurt had passed away.

“To find the terrorists who carried out the heinous act, reinforcements from 29 Task Force Brigade, under the command of the Brigade Commander, are conducting battle patrols in the region.

The military MRAP and the civilian escort car, both of which had bullets fired at their tires during the incident, were the two cars involved in the collision. Both vehicles have now been safely returned to the military base in Benisheikh.

He declared, “Operations to find and eliminate the terrorists who carried out the attack are still underway.”

The Nigerian News Agency (NAN) recalls that on Saturday, approximately 6 kilometers from Benesheikh town, terrorists attacked the governor’s convoy as it was making its way back to Damaturu from Maiduguri.

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When the caravan was ambushed, the governor was not present.

Among the other senior government officials in the convoy were the Secretary to the State Government, who escaped unharmed.