Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), the former chief of army staff, barely survived Friday’s intense gunfire onslaught on his convoy in Borno State.
Concerns regarding the growing instability in the area have been heightened by the attack, which is thought to have been planned by suspected Boko Haram militants.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday night, Senator Ali Ndume, the legislator for the Borno South Senatorial District, made the disclosure.
Ndume claimed that the former army general was ambushed close to a frontline military base along with his escorting soldiers.
While details on casualties remain unconfirmed, the lawmaker disclosed that a fierce exchange of gunfire ensued between the attackers and the troops escorting Buratai.
“We are in a dire security situation. Just two days ago, Buratai was attacked at the front operations base in Borno.
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“His team responded gallantly, but the insurgents managed to destroy several military assets,” he said.
“The situation in Borno is deteriorating rapidly.
“Insurgents now move freely, torching and stealing military equipment. It is becoming a full-blown crisis,” he added
Noting that violent conflict, banditry, and sabotage had spread throughout the country, Ndume also took the occasion to portray a dismal image of Nigeria’s overall security situation.
“All six geopolitical zones are experiencing security challenges to varying degrees.
“Even in the South-South, we are grappling with economic sabotage like oil theft. At this point, the South-West appears to be the only relatively safe region,” he said.
