Boko Haram used a donkey strapped with explosives to ambush the convoy of Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, a state official has said.
Borno Commissioner for Justice Kaka Lawan told BBC Hausa that the governor was first attacked with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted on his convoy’s route and on the second occasion with a donkey laden with IEDs.
There was no casualty in the second attack but the first resulted in the death of 30 persons mostly security operatives.
Lawan was part of the governor’s delegation during the two attacks in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area.
“We were on our way from Monguno to Baga when terrorists detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at three different locations. All the bombs went off at the same time,” he said.
“Then they followed us with a shot. It took more than 20 minutes for the shots to be fired before the terrorists withdrew.”
While returning from Baga, the commissioner said the insurgents planted IEDs on a donkey on the road and loaded it with water like a cannon.
“They (the insurgents) were hiding in the back. It was a soldier in the car who picked up the donkey with the gun. Then the bomb went off, and then these bad guys started firing with guns,” he recounted.
Zulum has now been attacked three times in two months.
The first attack was in July when he accused the military of masterminding it.
