Suspected Boko Haram rebels have attacked the convoy of the Governor of Nigeria’s Borno State in the country’s northeast and killed at least three people.
A government and a separate security source say as many as ten people were killed in the attack.
Governor Kashim Shettima’s convoy came under attack while travelling from the state capital Maiduguri to Gamboru Ngala for a rally.
Governor Shettima belongs to Nigeria’s ruling party.
Gamboru Ngala, a border town in northeast Nigeria, is a hotbed of Boko Haram and has witnessed increased attacks in recent months on military bases.
With days to the Presidential and legislative elections, the latest attack once again brings the country’s security situation in focus.