15 Security Officials Killed As Boko Haram Attacks Borno Govt's Convoy.

Some soldiers and policemen were killed after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a convoy of government officials in Borno.

A Convoy conveying officials of the Borno State Government has been attacked near Monguno town.

 The officials were ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists on Friday while they were journeying to Baga, where Governor Babagana Zulum is expected to receive returning IDPs. 

It is still uncertain what the real casualty figure is, but at least fifteen security men might have been kill in the ambush. 

It was, however, gathered that the casualties include both police, military personnel, and an unspecified number of civilians. 

An Armoured Personnel Carrier  belonging to the police as well as state government vehicles were reportedly hijacked in the attack. 

 Governor Babagana Zulum had flown in an Airforce chopper  to Baga, where he performed the Friday prayers with troops. 

The governor is expected to receive about three thousand civilians who will be transported  from IDP camps both in Maiduguri and Monguno on Saturday. 

 Government's convoy attack,  a growing concern. The attack on Friday is the second of its kind, stirring great concern. 

Earlier in July, the convoy of Borno State Governor , Babagana Zulum, narrowly escaped a terror attack in Baga town. 

Governor Zulum had departed Maiduguri, the state capital for the Northern part of the state in continuation of a food  distribution programme, and a few kilometres to the town, gunmen opened fire on the governor and his entourage. 

Distraught by the attack, Zulum confronted the army, expressing his disappointment at the inability of the military to rid Baga and environs  of insurgents. 

"You have been here for over one year now, there are 1,181 soldiers here, if you cannot take over Baga which is less than 5 km from your base, then we should forget about Baga. 

I will inform the Chief of Army Staff to redeploy the men to other places that they can be useful ", Zulum said. 

The governor insisted that there is sabotage in the system that will not allow the insurgency to end in the North East. 

He claimed that some elements are trying to frustrate the effort of the government in ending the insurgency, stressing that "President Muhammadu Buhari needs to know the truth."