By NAN 20 November 2023 | 10:00 am The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. A Nigerian army convoy. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja, said the troops also recovered the two vehicles affected in the incident. He said one military truck driver, four police escorts and one DSS operative wounded in the attack were in stable condition. According to him, one of the injured police escorts died shortly on arrival at the Specialists Hospital Damaturu. “Reinforcement of troops from 29 Task Force Brigade led by the Brigade Commander are conducting fighting patrol in the area to locate the terrorists who carried out the dastardly act. “The two vehicles affected in the incident include one military MRAP and one civilian escort vehicle whose tyres were shot at during the incident, have been safely recovered to the military camp at Benisheikh. “Operations are ongoing to hunt and destroy the terrorists that perpetrated the attack,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the governor’s convoy was ambushed by terrorists while returning to Damaturu from Maiduguri, about 6 kilometers from Benesheikh town on Saturday. The governor was not in the convoy when it was ambushed. The Secretary to the State Government and some other top government officials who were in the convoy were unhurt. 45 mins ago The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and former Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce have felicitated with former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion of his 66th birthday. Atiku and Murray-Bruce both took to their X handles on Monday to congratulate Jonathan who is a former Vice President and also a former governor of Bayelsa state. “Happy… 1 hour ago The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. 1 hour ago Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called for a review of the judgements of the Appeal Court which sacked Governors Abba Yusuf of Kano state and Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state. Falana made this call while speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics where he also hit… 1 hour ago The Police Command in Kano State on Monday alerted the public of plans by some groups of political party supporters to cause violence in the state. 2 hours ago Passport services have resumed at all three Nigerian missions in the United States following the resolution of an internet outage that disrupted operations last week. 4 hours ago The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that nine bodies were recovered from a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. 5 hours ago The Enugu State Government has unveiled the first phase of the Transport Infrastructure Project (TIP) which includes several world-class bus terminals, transport interchanges, logistics hubs, city gates and rail stations across the state, saying they would provide over 11,000 skilled and semi-skilled jobs for the youths and also attract at least ₦47.5 billion investment to… 5 hours ago Following talks aimed at resolving differences between the Nigerian government and its United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart, Emirates Airline has disclosed plan to resume flight operations in and out Nigeria. It also granted approval to Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, to fly direct into and out of Dubai. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo,… 5 hours ago International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations arm in charge of global communications, is preparing for the development of next generation of technology, the 6G, by 2030. ITU, of which Nigeria is a member, rose from its Radiocommunication Assembly 2023 (RA-23) concluded at the weekend in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and charted a future direction… 5 hours ago Nigeria’s blue economy potential could be a promising alternative to the country’s heavy reliance on crude oil if effectively harnessed. Director-General of National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Dr. Olusola Odusanya, told reporters yesterday in Abuja. He lauded the President Bola Tinubu administration for establishing a dedicated ministry to drive the development of the blue…
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