Gunmen Attack Nigeria President’s Convoy

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s team in Katsina, his home state in the north as reported by the BBC

According to a statement by the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, two persons sustained injuries in the advance convoy of security guards, protocol and media officers, .

The convoy had gone ahead of the president’s trip to his Daura hometown to celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha Muslim festival this weekend when the attackers opened fire on them.

They were, however, repelled by the military, the presidency said.

Katsina is one of the states in north-west Nigeria affected by criminal activities of bandits.

Several lives have been lost and thousands kidnapped in the region since 2015.

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