Gunmen have killed one police officer following an attack on Bara Divisional Police Station in Yobe State on Monday.
The attack on Bara, the headquarters of Gulani Local Government Area
of the state, took place at about 1am, and lasted for two hours.
The gunmen succeeded in burning down the Police station and carting
away three cars in the area, including a Hilux Van belonging to the
local government.
The State Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Rufai, who confirmed the
incident to Channels Television in Damaturu, said though the Police
station was burnt down with a rocket propelled grenade, the attack was
repelled by the police.
He also confirmed the death of a police corporal, whom he said was
killed in his residence after the attack. The hoodlums, according to
him, also burnt down the MTN and the Glo masts in the area after the
attack on the police station.
Mr. Rufai, however, said no arrest had been made and no individual had claimed responsibility for the attack.
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