Sources said the governor had earlier flown by helicopter to the town with some top government officials.

Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday again ambushed an advance team of Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, at Ja'alta along Gajiram to Monguno Road, killing seven soldiers and members of Civilian-JTF, security sources told SaharaReporters.

The insurgents attacked the convoy on their way to Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area as a security detail to Zulum, who is is spending two days with other government officials in the town to distribute food items to newly resettled displaced persons.

Sources said the governor had earlier flown by helicopter to the town with some top government officials.

“We were attacked by the gunmen who came with about six trucks and seven motorcycles. We engaged them but they have already destabilised.

“We had no option than to abort the trip and returned back to Maiduguri with corpses of the deceased. About seven people died immediately but two of my colleagues (soldiers) died from gunshot injuries when we got back to Maiduguri,” a soldier attached to the governor told SaharaReporters.

In all, nine security men in the advance team were killed in a fierce battle with the terrorists.

This is the third attack on the governor in Baga in three months.

Zulum’s convoy was attacked twice along the Baga Highway in September.

A splinter of Boko Haram sect, the Islamic State of West Africa Province, is believed to have a stronghold in the area.

The decade-long insurgency has killed over 50,000 people and forced over two million from their homes.

Most of the displaced are housed in squalid camps where they are fed by international charities.

Yenefer:
Fake News. This happened like three months ago

But it happened

If this news was about IPOB, even if it has happened centuries ago, will this be your response

Wiseandtrue:
They won't see this to comment on!

IPOB, that has not kill anyone is their problem

See them

uruba23:
I asked you to disguise not sacrifice people even Caliph Shekau looks hungry or starving in the last video... Hope you people are not blocking food supply. I still believe in dialogue sha... Spend more time in researching this group there have to be people they answer to.

NNEWIsuper:

Ipob is no different though and remains a terrorist group.. They killed 5 soldiers in Oyigbo

Esseite:
Who truly decimated Bokoharam better?..
- Ihejirika or Burutai..

Like for Ihejirika..
Share for Burutai..

NNEWIsuper:

Ipob is no different though and remains a terrorist group.. They killed 5 soldiers in Oyigbo

Let me educate you!!!

#endsars happened, government infiltrated the peaceful protesters with hoodlooms

While #endsars protesters are terrified and running for their lives these hoodlooms were mainly SARS dressed in mufty attached

FG in it series failed attempt to robe IPOB unintelligently saw a willing tool in the person of Wike to exert revenge in Obigbo

Was officers only killed in Obigbo

While Foolishly trying to robe IPOB put a bounty on a guy who isn't even IPOB

If this was not the case, what has happened to Bokoharam that has killed hundreds of officers

Yenefer:
Fake News. This happened like three months ago