On Tuesday, while President Muhammadu Buhari was on his way to Daura, Katsina state, for the Sallah celebrations, a group of daredevil gunmen opened fire on his advance escort.
Two persons sustained injuries in the advance convoy of security guards, protocol and media officers, according to a statement by the president’s spokesman Garba Shehu.
The convoy had gone ahead of the president’s trip to his Daura hometown to celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha Muslim festival this weekend when the attackers opened fire on them.
They were however repelled by the military, the presidency said.
Katsina is one of the states in north-west Nigeria affected by criminal activities of bandits.
Many people have been killed and thousands kidnapped in the region since 2015.
Officials in Nigeria say dozens of Boko Haram suspects are missing after a prison in the capital, Abuja, was attacked by armed men on Tuesday night.
The authorities have not said the total number of inmates who are on the run.
Witnesses described hearing loud explosions and gunfire around the Kuje prison.
The security forces said they later retook control of the facility.
Islamist militants have carried out several jailbreaks across Nigeria in recent years.
Other armed criminal gangs have also carried out similar attacks.
More than 5,000 inmates have escaped since 2020.
Hours before the latest prison attack, gunmen opened fire on a presidential in the north of the country. President Muhammadu Buhari was not in any of the vehicles.
