The member representing Agwara/Borgu Federal Constituency, Hon. Jafaru Mohammed Ali, survived a bandit attack after the bandits opened fire on his convoy while he was touring his constituency on Tuesday. All six soldiers assigned to provide security for his convoy died during the attack.
It was said that the bandits, numbering over 50, were armed with sophisticated weapons and laid an ambush for the lawmaker's convoy in Kuble village along the Babanna road. The lawmaker and his civilian staff escaped unhurt during the attack.
The incident occurred a few meters from Kainji National Park, where bandits have seized control and occupied for nearly two years now. Later, the lawmaker and other members of his entourage were evacuated to Babana town after the military sent a reinforcement team to the scene.
A member of the community informed that Governor Mohammed Bago deployed a helicopter to Babanna to pick up the lawmaker and the rest of his entourage to Minna to ensure their security.
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 forest sector.