According to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), terrorists carried out the attack on Yobe State Governor Mai Buni’s convoy on Saturday in order to garner media attention.
According to PlatinumPost, the governor was not in the convoy when the ambush on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road occurred.
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The Nigerian military has continued to record victories in its campaigns against terrorists and other criminal groups, according to Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, the defence spokesperson, who briefed reporters on Thursday in Abuja about the numerous military operations that have taken place across the nation in the previous week.
He said that the attack on Buni’s convoy was intended only as a diversion, claiming that the terrorists’ capacity to carry out large-scale assaults has diminished, forcing them to turn to easy targets.
“The caravan was ambushed at Benishiek while returning to Damaturu. The caravan did not contain the governor.
The terrorists are being pursued, and it’s obvious that they did so merely to make dramatic news. We’ll obtain them and be aware of how to handle them.
The defence spokesperson also played down worries expressed by some about the apparent rise in terrorist assaults in the Northeast.
“The terrorists are focusing on easy targets; there isn’t a renewed insurgency,” he declared.
