Unknown gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists yesterday invaded Askira, the Headquarters of Askira- Uba Local Government Area of Borno state killing three people.
Vanguard reports that they also attack a police post and shot two Policemen, who may not survive due to the nature of the injuries which they got.
Askira- Uba is in Southern part of the state, and about 200 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital. It also shares boarder with Madagali Council Area of Adamawa state which had witnessed a deadly church attack that claimed over 30 lives.
Residents said that the gunmen numbering over 50 in Hilux vehicles with some of them disguising in military comouflag uniforms stormed the Council at about 7pm yesterday and opened fire on residents and other security posts, using Ak47 rifles, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs.
They stated that, the gunmen wrecked havoc for over three hours by killing several innocent people with the burning of shops, houses and vehicles, before they fled into the bush.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Gideon Jubrin confirmed the incident when contacted.
He said the details were still sketchy as he is trying to get in touch with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Council to give him the details.and promised to get back to the reporter as soon as he receives relevant information regarding the incident.
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