Nigeria - Suspected Boko Haram Islamists Burn Down Police Station In Adamawa
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Suspected members of radical islamist sect Boko Haram have reportedly burnt down the Madagali Divisional Police Station in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, told the local news agency NAN in Yola on Thursday on phone that the gunmen set the station ablaze around 7p.m on Wednesday.
The source added that the attack claimed the life of the only inmate in detention at the station.
Confirming the incident, the Adamawa Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Ibrahim, told NAN that the station was burnt down, but there was no police casualty.
“There was no police casualty and I am yet to confirm the death of anybody in detention,” Ibrahim said.
The town is on the state’s border with Borno State, while the attack is the second in the area within the year.
The attack followed a similar one visited on the Shuwa Police station located in the area early this year.
The source added that the attack claimed the life of the only inmate in detention at the station.
Confirming the incident, the Adamawa Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Ibrahim, told NAN that the station was burnt down, but there was no police casualty.
“There was no police casualty and I am yet to confirm the death of anybody in detention,” Ibrahim said.
The town is on the state’s border with Borno State, while the attack is the second in the area within the year.
The attack followed a similar one visited on the Shuwa Police station located in the area early this year.
