Unidentified gunmen on Saturday, in Damaturu, Yobe state, ambushed a team of security agents on duty, killing a policeman and injuring one in the process.
The state commissioner of police Mr. Patrick Egbuniwe said the incident occurred at 8:45 PM when the security men were on a routine patrol around Nasarawa ward of the state capital.
He also said “during the ambush, two members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) sustained injuries and they have being taken to the hospital for treatment.”
According to him, there was continuous gun battle between the security agents and the attackers, which lasted for several hours.
Mr Egbuniwe said the extent of destruction and loss of live on the part of the hoodlums is yet to be ascertained.
Meanwhile nine people have been confirmed dead in a series of gun battles between the police and suspected Boko Haram sect members in the ancient Kano city, the capital of Kano state.
Confirming the incident, Kano state police commissioner, Ibrahim Idris said suspected sect members had attempted to attack a mosque near the Bayero University on Sunday evening but were intercepted by a team of policemen. Four of the attackers were killed in the ensuing gunfight.
Spokesman of the Joint Military Taskforce, Lt. Ikediche Iweha also said gunmen on motorbikes earlier killed five people in two separate attacks including one targeting Air Force officers, in other areas of Kano.
Members of the sect have already killed hundreds this year in an increasingly violent insurgency.
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