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Police Officer Killed In Boko Haram Ambush In Borno State

February 1, 2017

The officers were ambushed on their way to Maiduguri from Biu at about 10:30 pm on Tuesday.

Suspected Boko Haram militants ambushed a police patrol vehicle in Borno State on Tuesday night, killing one police officer and injuring another, NAN reports.

The spokesperson for the Borno State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Victor Isuku, confirmed the development, saying that the officers were ambushed on their way to Maiduguri from Biu at about 10:30 pm on Tuesday.

“A police patrol vehicle from Biu Area Command on investigation activity to Maiduguri was ambushed and attacked by persons reasonably believed to be Boko Haram terrorists at Kubuwa village in Damboa Local Government Area. The team fought gallantly, and were able to repel the attackers who ran into the bush with some of them sustaining injuries,’’ Mr. Isuku said.

“However, we lost a policeman, while another sustained gunshot wounds," he added.

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