The Governor of Borno State,\u00a0Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, survived an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen, sources have said.
\nThe governor was on a trip to Monguno and Baga towns to distribute food to IDPs.
\nA government source said the governor\u2019s convoy came under attack while he was returning from Baga, a deserted fishing community in Kaka Local Government Area.
\nMultiple sources, who spoke and confirmed the development to\u00a0PREMIUM TIMES, said the governor was unhurt as soldiers and police officers guarding him repelled the assault on the convoy.
\nTrip to camps
\nGovernor Zulum left for Monguno Monday afternoon, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
\nBut before his departure, reports filtered in that some officials of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) had run into an ambush by Boko Haram along the Maiduguri-Monguono road.
\nThe attackers reportedly abducted an unknown number of humanitarian workers of SEMA. All attempts to get details of the abductions have not yielded results
\nHowever, the chairperson of Borno SEMA, Yabawa Kolo, confirmed to reporters on the phone that some of her officials came under attack. She did not give details of the number of persons involved.
\nOn the attacks, a government source confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that, \u201cit happened, but I\u2019m sorry I cannot give details on this because the relevant officials are still digging to get more details of the attack.\u201d
\n\u201cBut I can assure your that the governor is unhurt, and that includes everyone in convoy,\u201d the source said.
\nEfforts to reach the governor\u2019s spokesperson, Isa Gusau, were not successful as he did not respond to phone calls.
\nBoko Haram had last week executed five aid workers over an alleged failure by the government to pay a ransom.
\nThe executed aid workers were abducted in the first week of June along the same Maiduguri-Monguno road.
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