The Borno police command says four officers were killed during an attack by suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on Nganzai and Damasak communities in the state.
Nahum Daso, police
spokesperson in Borno, said in a statement that the terrorists attacked the
Nganzai divisional police headquarters at about 1am on Saturday in an attempt
to overrun the town.
Daso said officers, along with operatives of the police
mobile force (PMF) and crack squad, engaged the attackers in a gun battle.
According to him, the insurgents deployed rocket-propelled
grenades (RPGs) and other weapons, damaging part of the station and partially
burning an unserviceable armoured personnel carrier.
He identified the deceased officers as Samuel Ezekiel, an
inspector attached to Nganzai division; Sanusi Mohammed, an inspector with 58
PMF Lafiya; Bitrus Luka, a police constable with the crack squad BRS; and
Shaibu Bukar, also a constable with the crack squad BRS.
He added that at about 2:40am, the attackers struck the
Mallam Fatori internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Damasak, targeting a
joint security post manned by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and local
hunters.
Daso said one member of the hunters’ group, identified as
Atom Abua, was also killed, while about 20 thatched houses were destroyed.
He said combined teams of the police, military, CJTF, and
local hunters repelled the attackers in both incidents, preventing further
damage.
The police spokesperson said the command honoured the
officers for their courage, sacrifice, and commitment to duty.
Daso noted that Naziru Abdulmajid, commissioner of police in
Borno, has deployed additional personnel and operational assets to the affected
areas to strengthen security and prevent further attacks.
He added that the police commissioner commended the officers
for their bravery and extended condolences to the families of the deceased.
In a separate statement on Sunday, Daso said the command
laid the four fallen officers to rest at the Kawar Maila burial ground and the
maximum prison burial ground in Maiduguri.
He added that the ceremony was attended by the commissioner
of police Jawi Mohammed, assistant commissioner of police (operations), and
other senior officers.
The police spokesperson said prayers were offered by Bukar
Gajibo, an imam, and Theophilus Mutum, chaplain of the command.
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