Gunmen suspected to be Fulani terrorists on Tuesday attacked the convoy of the Member representing Agwara/Borgu Federal Constituency of Niger State, Hon. Jafaru Mohammed Ali, killing six soldiers assigned to provide cover for the lawmaker.
The incident occurred when bandits numbering over 50 with sophisticated weapons ambush the lawmaker’s convoy at Kuble community along Babanna road.
The lawmaker who managed to survive the attack was touring his constituency when the terrorists opened fire on his convoy, few meters from the Kainji National Park, where bandits have seized control and occupied for nearly two years now.
Daily Intel gathered that the lawmaker and other members of his entourage were later evacuated to Babana town after the military sent reinforcement team to the scene.
It was further gathered the Niger State governor Mohammed Bago on hearing the news, deployed a helicopter to Babanna to evacuate the lawmaker and the rest members of his entourage to Minna for safety and further debriefings.
It was gathered that security surveillance and intelligence monitoring are ongoing across the Kuble–Babanna–Wawa axis to track the perpetrators and ensure the safety of all personnel and communities within the national park sector.
