A policeman and three suspected Boko Haram gunmen died
yesterday following an early morning bombing and shooting raid on a police
station in Potiskum, Yobe State.
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists launched the attacks with explosives and rifles on a regional police headquarters around 2 a.m., leading to a shootout with police and troops, Lieutenant Lazarus Eli said.
"The (military) was promptly alerted and reinforced the police in repelling the attack by Boko Haram terrorists on the police area command.
"The DPO (Divisional Police Officer) died in hospital from gunshot wounds he sustained in the shootout while three bodies of the terrorists were recovered, although the terrorists took away around 10 of their men killed in the encounter," Eli claimed.
Residents of Potiskum said explosions and gunfire echoed through the town for over three hours.
The Islamists also burnt a bank and looted a store, residents saidt.
Potiskum, the commercial capital of the North-East state, has been repeatedly hit by Boko Haram attacks in recent months, leading to heavy military crackdowns in which dozens of sect members were killed or arrested.
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists launched the attacks with explosives and rifles on a regional police headquarters around 2 a.m., leading to a shootout with police and troops, Lieutenant Lazarus Eli said.
"The (military) was promptly alerted and reinforced the police in repelling the attack by Boko Haram terrorists on the police area command.
"The DPO (Divisional Police Officer) died in hospital from gunshot wounds he sustained in the shootout while three bodies of the terrorists were recovered, although the terrorists took away around 10 of their men killed in the encounter," Eli claimed.
Residents of Potiskum said explosions and gunfire echoed through the town for over three hours.
The Islamists also burnt a bank and looted a store, residents saidt.
Potiskum, the commercial capital of the North-East state, has been repeatedly hit by Boko Haram attacks in recent months, leading to heavy military crackdowns in which dozens of sect members were killed or arrested.
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