Boko Haram :Death toll on Gov Zulum’s convoy hits 30
The death toll in Friday’s attack by terror sect, Boko Haram, on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State was on Saturday put at 30. Sources in Maiduguri said the casualties from the attack on Zulum on a highway had doubled, following the recovery of more bodies. The victims included policemen and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force. The police and the governor, however, said 11 people died in the attack. The police gave the breakdown as eight policemen and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force. A sad Zulum consoled the bereaved families and described
Gov Zulum escapes death in a terrorist attack in Borno
Soldiers, Policemen killed by Terrorist Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday killed 15 security personnel in an ambush on the convoy of the regional governor in restive northeast Nigeria, three security said. Sources told AFP that eight policemen, three soldiers, and four members of a government-backed militia were killed in the attack on vehicles carrying Borno governor Babagana Umara Zulum near the town of Baga on the shores of Lake Chad. The insurgents opened fire with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades as the convoy was passing through a village close to the headquarters of the Multinational
Boko Haram Using Drones To Monitor Troops’ Operations – Borno Gov Raises Alarm
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has raised the alarm that Boko Haram insurgents have higher expertise and better technological weapons than the military. He said this yesterday in Maiduguri while welcoming the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and his entourage who were in Borno to assess the situation of the IDPs in terms of their population and their transition from camp to resettlement. Daily Trust reports that the governor said the insurgents were now using drones to monitor military operations. This, according to him, shows that the sect possesses higher technological warfare and expertise than the government’s
