According to the Associated Press, sect members bombed two police stations in Arare and robbed branches of Guaranty Trust Bank PLC and Intercontinental Bank PLC, Bauchi police commissioner Ikechukwu Aduba said. One police officer, one soldier and four civilians were killed during the five-hour attack, he said.
“We did not make any arrest, as investigations are still being carried out,” Aduba said.
Aduba blamed Boko Haram for the attack, saying the assault Sunday mirrored attacks its members have carried out in recent weeks.
The group has launched a series of bombings against Nigeria’s central government over the last year in its campaign to implement strict Shariah law across the nation.
Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a November 4 attack on Damaturu, Yobe state’s capital that killed more than 100 people. The group also claimed the August 24 suicide car bombing of the U.N. headquarters in the capital territory that killed 24 people and wounded 116 others.
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