Tag: Baga town

Tackling Insecurity: If military cannot do the job, I’ll deploy hunters – Zulum

Ishaku Yohanna

Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, says if the military is unable to secure Baga town, he would engage hunters to keep the town safe. The Governor, who was  reacting to the attack on his convoy by Boko Haram insurgents in Baga town while on his way to some internally displaced person’s camps in Kukawa local government area of the state on said, “We have over 1,181 soldiers in Baga; 72 officers, 107 soldiers, 400 soldiers in Mile 4 and 1,900 soldiers in Monguno. I see no reason why Boko…

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Boko Haram attacks Borno Governor’s convoy

Ishaku Yohanna

By Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday evening attacked the convoy of Borno Governor Babagana Zulum. The insurgents attacked the convoy of Zulum at Baga town, according security sources. A source said the governor’s convoy came under attack while returning from a deserted fishing community in Kaka local government area where he had gone to personally oversee the distribution of palliatives to internally displaced persons in some local governments. Multiple sources said the governor was unhurt as soldiers and Police officers guarding him repelled the assault…

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