BOKO HARAM STILL ON DUTY

Boko Haram militants bomb Bauchi police station, cart away arms, release suspect

Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked and bombed the Giade Divisional Police Headquaters in Giade Local Government Area of Bauchi State, carting away arms and ammunition.


Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Information Officer of the Local Government, Yakubu Gana, said the gunmen, who were fully armed, and numbering about 10, stormed the Divisional Police Headquaters at about 2.20am, shot one of the policemen on duty and broke into the cell and released one person in detention.

He said the gunmen, who were suspected to have come from Maiduguri, in two vehicles, a Hilux Van and a Vectra, after the attack, threw two Improvised Explosive Devices at the station, causing severe damage to the building.

Gana added that the attackers also took away a Hilux Van belonging to the Divisional Police Headquaters and drove dangerously away towards the area they came from at about 3.30am.

According the Information Officer, the policeman, who was shot in the leg, was rushed to the Azare General Hospital for medical attention.

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Musa Mainari,visited the scene of the incident and sympatised with the Division over the unfortunate attack.

He called on the people in the area to cooperate with the Police to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous crime so that they could be brought to book.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed, said he had no details of the attack but said, “I will get back to you as soon as I have the details.”