Boko Haram insurgents attacked the convoy of Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, and killed at least five people including a soldier.
According to reports, Governor Shettima’s convoy was traveling from Maiduguri to Gamboru-Ngala for a campaign rally ahead of the presidential election, when the insurgents attacked, dividing his convoy into two and raining gunshots on the one behind.
It is not yet clear how many people were injured or killed. But according to Premium Times, at least five persons including a soldier were reportedly killed in the attack.