Boko Haram terrorists ambush APC guber candidate’s convoy in Borno

The convoy of Mustapha Gubio, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship campaigner successful Borno State, was attacked by suspected Boko Haram terrorists connected Thursday.

The incidental occurred on the Gubio-Karote-Damasak road successful the bluish portion of the state, according to sources.

Gubio and members of his run squad were travelling to Mobbar, office of Damasak Local Government Area, for a thank-you sojourn to APC members pursuing his emergence arsenic the party’s statement campaigner successful its caller superior election.

Sources said the convoy came nether dense onslaught astir Kareto assemblage astatine astir 2:30pm.

The attackers reportedly fired respective rocket-propelled grenades, RPGs, and opened sporadic gunfire astatine the convoy.

The onslaught was, however, repelled by a combined squad of information unit comprising soldiers, constabulary officers, unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Department of State Services, DSS, Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, and vigilantes.

An insider who escaped the onslaught described the incidental arsenic terrifying, saying the convoy came nether dense battle by the terrorists.

According to the source, immoderate constabulary armoured vehicles were damaged during the attack, but nary casualties were recorded.

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