Nigeria gunmen sack police station, kill 5

Nigeria gunmen sack police station, kill 5

2011-05-28 01:38:57 GMT+7 (ICT)

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- A group of Boko Haram militants on Friday sacked a police station in northeast Nigeria, leaving five dead.

At least 70 members of the radical Muslim sect attacked the Damboa Divisional Police Station and a commercial bank in Maiduguri. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the militants used explosives and other assorted weapons to carry out the attacks.



"Today is a black Friday to us, because we have just received information about an attack by some 70 suspected Boko Haram militants in Damboa area," Mohammed Abubakar, commissioner of police in the state, said. "The hoodlums attacked a police divisional station, police barracks and a commercial bank."

He said a team of policemen had been deployed to the area. Police and military officers have launched a joint manhunt operation to track down the militants.

Last Thursday, the group attacked a church in Kwanar Yobe area of Maiduguri metropolis.

"They were frustrated by the gallant efforts of the police, which prevented them from attacking the Church in Maiduguri. So, they decided to launch another attack in a remote area," Abubakar added, as cited by NAN.

The Boko Haram has been responsible for bomb attacks and shootings targeting authorities and community leaders.

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