MayHem in Yobe : Gunmen burn police station, school, and Telecoms Mast on Sunday

GUNMEN armed with explosives attacked a police station, a primary school and two telecommunications mast in a town in Fika, Damaturu, Yobe State, on Sunday, setting them ablaze, Joint Task Force (JTF) and residents said.

“We heard that there were some attacks in Fika by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. They attacked two telecommunications masts, a police station and a primary school,” said Lazarus Eli, JTF spokesman in Yobe State.

A resident said he had seen the bodies of two policemen being brought out of the razed police station, but Eli said he could not immediately confirm any casualties.

The state Commissioner of Police, Patrick Egbuniwe, however, confirmed the killing in a telephone interview.

“Yes, some suspected Boko Haram terrorist shot and killed two police inspector and two civilians at the early hours of today,” Egbuniwe said.

The police boss added that “security have since been beefed up in and around the state. We are appealing to the general public to avail the police with useful information about the hideout of these terrorist.”  Source