Suspected terrorists attack Borno APC governorship candidate’s convoy

The convoy of Mustapha Gubio, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Borno State, was attacked by suspected terrorists on Thursday. The incident occurred along the Kareto-Damasak Road in the northern part of the state, around 2:30pm, as Gubio and his team travelled to Damasak for an appreciation tour.

According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the attack happened along the Gubio-Karote-Damasak highway, and the convoy came under heavy attack around the Kareto community. The attackers reportedly fired rocket-propelled grenades and opened sporadic gunfire at the convoy.

The attack was repelled by a combined team of security personnel, including soldiers, police officers, and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Some police armoured vehicles were damaged during the attack, but no casualties were recorded, according to an insider and confirmed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Punch, Daily Post Nigeria — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.