Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has clarified that Buratai town in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State was attacked and not the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd).
Ndume who represents Borno South on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the National Assembly had during an interview on Channels TV said, “We are in a dire security situation. Just two days ago, Buratai was attacked at the front operations base in Borno.
“Some soldiers responded gallantly, but the insurgents managed to destroy several military assets. The attackers reportedly targeted high-value equipment, including Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPVs), tanks, and machine guns.”
Ndume added that the insurgents not only destroyed the assets but also carted away weaponry and equipment.
But the lawmaker was quoted as saying former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), narrowly escaped death on Friday after his convoy came under a heavy gunfire attack in Borno State.
Countering the reports on Monday in a statement, Ndume said, “It was Buratai town in Borno state that was attacked, not the person of the erstwhile Chief of Army Staff.”
Recall that the former COAS hails from the same Buratai town in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, and bears the same name.
Buratai served as Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff from 2015 to 2021 and was a central figure in the country’s counterinsurgency campaign in the North East region.
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