By our reporter| The convoy of governor Babagana Zulum of Bornu State came under attack again earlier on Sunday by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on his way out of Baga.
The governor who left Baga at about 10:30 after a two-day visit to receive indigenes of the town who returned home after 21 months of exile, came under attack a few kilometres out of Baga.
The insurgents opened fire on the escort of the governor but were repelled by the military who were escorting him out of Baga.
The attack happened barely 48 hours after Borno State Government officials were ambushed on the same route while travelling to Baga to join the governor who had flown in via an Air Force chopper.
Zulum said in an interview in Baga before taking his leave, that he is saddened by the lives lost during the Friday attack, and pledged to support their bereaved families.
The governor has since returned to Maiduguri, the state capital.
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