Two policemen were reportedly killed while three others sustained injuries as Boko Haram suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked Governor Mai Mala Buni’s convoy on Saturday.
The attack occured when the convoy was moving back to Damaturu on Maiduguri-Kano express way after the Unimaid 24th convocation.
The convoy, while on its way back to Damaturu, ran into an ambush mounted by the suspected terrorists near Benishiek in Borno State.
Reacting to the incident in a statement on Sunday, the spokesman of the governor, Mamman Mohammed, confirmed that the convoy ran into the ambush.
He explained that the governor’s security had repelled the attack successfully but exchanging fire three policemen sustained injury.
“The security operatives were able to repel the attack and that those injured were responding to treatment” he said.
Gov Buni while commiserating with the Nigeria Police Force and family of the deceased police, described the death of Corporal Maina Mohammed attached to the ‘Operation Haba Maza’, security outfit as tragic, sad and unfortunate.
The governor prayed for the repose of the soul of the gallant policeman in Aljannatur Firdaus and also prayed for the quick recovery of those who sustained injuries.
Governor Buni directed the management of the Specialist Hospital Damaturu to provide full medical services to the injured security personnel.
He also directed the secretary to the state government to forward to his office a support measure for the family of the deceased policeman.
