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Suspected bandits attack President Buhari’s advance convoy in Katsina

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State.

Telescope.ng gathered that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 5.

He explained that a convoy of cars carrying the advance team of security guards, as well as protocol and media officers ahead of the President’s trip to Daura for Sallah came under attack near Dutsinma in Katsina.

According to Channels TV, the attackers, opened fire on the convoy from ambush positions, but they were repelled by operatives of the military, police, and the Department of State Services (DSS) accompanying the convoy.

Garba added that two persons in the convoy who sustained minor injuries were receiving treatment while all other persons made it safely to Daura.

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