Gunmen kill five policemen in Yobe
Headlines, State News, Yobe Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Gunmen killed six people, including five police officers, on Tuesday in a pub in Potiskum, Yobe State, where Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had carried out a wave of bloody attacks.
Also, gunmen killed two people in separate attacks despite an increased security presence in Borno State.
Police chief Lawan Tanko, confirmed the Potiskum attack without giving casualty numbers, while a resident said five policemen had died in the beer garden shooting carried out by suspected Boko Haram militants.
“Five policemen and one bartender were killed in the attack,” said Miko Hamidu, a resident of Potiskum.
“The policemen had gone to drink,” he said, adding that the gunmen were suspected Boko Haram members.
Another resident gave a similar account, adding that the attackers had sped off on a motorcycle.
Col. Victor Ebhaleme of the Special Task Force said the gunmen attacked two Christian homes on Monday evening in Maiduguri.
-Vanguard
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