Insurgents Kill Two Policemen, Four Others In Borno State

[Shola Sholaz]

Gunmen, suspected to be members of Boko Haram Islamic sect, yesterday, attacked Gwoza and Gamboru Ngala communities in Borno State,  killing two policemen and four members of the communities while seven insurgents also died in the encounters.
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In the attack launched at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Gwoza at about 8 am yesterday, two policemen were killed while seven insurgents equally lost their lives in the encounter.
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A member of the Emirate Council who accompanied the Emir of Gwoza , Alhaji Idrisa Timta, who fled the council to the Government House, Maiduguri, to intimate Governor Kashim Shettima of the incident, told journalists that "At about 8 am today (yesterday), members of the Boko Haram sect attacked the Gwoza Divisional Police Headquarters killing two policemen. Seven insurgents also lost their lives in an exchange of gunfire".
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He however added that "everything has been brought under control, as military troops have been deployed in the area."