Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy of vehicles carrying the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima - seen here in November 2018 - in northeast Nigeria

Four people were killed and an unknown
number of others were kidnapped in a Boko
Haram attack on a convoy of vehicles carrying
the governor of Borno state in northeast
Nigeria, sources said on Wednesday.

A civilian militia member travelling with
Kashim Shettima said jihadist fighters staged
an ambush near the town of Dikwa at about
6:30 pm (1730 GMT) on Tuesday

The area, near the town of Gamboru and the
border with Cameroon, is a known area of
activity of the Boko Haram faction loyal to
long-time leader Abubakar Shekau.

Shettima, who is stepping down as governor
after a maximum of two four-year terms, has
been campaigning for a seat in the Senate in
elections on Saturday.

He was travelling with the governorship
candidate for the All Progressives Congress
(APC) party, Babagana Umaru.

Both escaped unhurt and were able to
continue to Gamboru, where they spent the
night before returning to the state capital,
Maiduguri, on Wednesday.

There was no immediate comment from either
but a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force
said the attack targeted the tail end of the
convoy after Shettima had passed.

"There was heavy fighting between the
attackers and the soldiers and CJTF," he told
AFP on condition of anonymity for security
reasons.

https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/boko-haram-attacks-governors-convoy-nigeria-security-sources-doc-1de8054

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Fake news

The group said at least 42 people were killed
in Tuesday’s attack. Sources told Reuters the
death toll was between 3 and 10 people,
though an unknown number of others were
beheaded.

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How did he escape if he is not one of them