Curfew imposed as gunmen kill 7, burn police station in Yobe

YOBE State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam has declared a curfew from 6pm to 7am following an attack at Tarmuwa local government where four policemen and three civilians were killed yesterday, while two others believed to be policemen sustained gunshot injuries, when some gunmen, suspected to be members of Boko Haram, laid ambush to the Tarmuwa Divisional Police Headquarters in the local government area.

The gunmen it was learnt, after killing the four policemen, succeeded in razing the police station using petrol bombs and other improvised explosive devices (IEDs), even as the three civilians were reportedly killed by stray bullets when trying to flee the area during the midnight attack.

Confirming the incident, the Yobe State Commissioner of police, Mr Sule Rufai said the attack was carried out at midnight on Wednesday, leaving four policeman killed and two others seriously wounded after an exchange of gunfire with the radical Islamic sect members which lasted for hours. He declined comment on the three civilians killed by stray bullets.

He stated that the injured policemen have been admitted at an undisclosed hospital where they are responding to treatment. Tribune