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Attack On Bar Kills Four Police Officers

A bar in Potiskum, Yobe state in the restive northeastern region of Nigeria was yesterday (Tuesday January 10, 2012) attacked by suspected members of the … Continue reading Attack On Bar Kills Four Police Officers


Boko Haram

A bar in Potiskum, Yobe state in the restive northeastern region of Nigeria was yesterday (Tuesday January 10, 2012) attacked by suspected members of the dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram, killing eight people including a bar man and four police officers said the state commissioner of police, Mister lawal Tanko.

Boko Haram

The attack comes a day after three people were killed in the northeastern city of Maiduguri and a secret police in Biu, Borno state.

“Suspected Islamic sect members attacked the drinking joint and killed 8 people 4 of whom were policemen,” Yobe state police commissioner Tanko Lawal told Reuters. “The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Potiskum General Hospital.”

The gunmen fled on a motorcycle after the late-night attack in the town of Potiskum mirror like style of the dreaded sect. A seven-year-old child was also among the victims, police said.

Yobe is one of the states where the government has declared a state of emergency in some local councils following an upsurge in violence by the Islamist group.