Gunmen killed six people, including five police officers, on Tuesday in a pub in Potiskum, Yobe State, where Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had carried out a wave of bloody attacks.
Police Chief, Lawan Tanko, confirmed the Potiskum attack without giving casualty numbers, while a resident said five police officers had died in the beer garden shooting carried out by suspected Boko Haram militants.
“Five policemen and one bartender were killed in the attack,” said Miko Hamidu, a resident of Potiskum.
Hamidu said the police officers had gone to drink when they were killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members.
Another resident gave a similar account, adding that the attackers had sped off on a motorcycle.
Also, gunmen killed two people in separate attacks despite an increased security presence in Borno State.
Col. Victor Ebhaleme of the Special Task Force said the gunmen attacked two Christian homes on Monday evening in Maiduguri. (Daily Times)
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