Four policemen lost their lives in an attack by fighters suspected to be from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on a police station in Gajiram town, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State.
A security sources report that the attackers, armed and determined, stormed the police facility, opens gunfire on officers on duty and set the station ablaze partially.
The source said, “There was confusion in our town last night.
The ISWAP fighters attacked the police station in Gajiram. They outnumbered and overpowered the policemen on duty.
“We found four dead bodies of the police who lost their lives early this morning, Some policemen are yet to return as we speak.”
A top security source said the invaders had left the scene before the military reinforcement arrived.
“Yes, when we got the report, our troop mobilized and moved to the scene, but unfortunately the invaders had ran away,” the source said.
As of this report, the police are yet to issues statement on the incident.
