Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum‘S convey was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists along the Bega Highway on Friday, September 25.
According to reports, eight policemen, three soldiers, and four Civilian Joint Task Force operatives were killed during the attack.
The governor had left Maiduguri for Baga to prepare for the planned return of internally displaced persons from Maiduguri to the camps in Baga when his convoy was attacked by the terrorists.
This came barely two months after Governor Zulum was attacked around the same axis by the insurgents on his way from Baga.