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The Emir of Potiskum in Yobe State, Alhaji Umaru Bubaram Ibn Wuriwa Bauya, has revealed that he trekked for about two hours in the bush for his safety after an attack on his convoy by unknown gunmen along Kaduna-Zaria road.
The Emir who has returned to his Palace in Potiskum after undergoing medical check-up in a Kaduna hospital, thanked Almighty Allah for sparing his life and other members of his convoy who survived the attack.
The monarch however said he was saddened by the death of three of his aides who lost their lives in the incident.
He called on Nigerians to support the federal government by taking security as their primary responsibility.