Wednesday 7 March 2012

Gunmen attack prison in Maiduguri; Injures 3 people

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Suspected Islamists have
attacked a prison, police station and local government office wounding at least three
police officers, officials and residents said Wednesday. “The (police) station was set ablaze,” police spokesman Samuel Tizhe told AFP of the attack in Konduga on Tuesday night. “They attacked the secretariat and prison …
They started with firing, then they put explosives.” Residents said they suspected the attackers
were members of Islamist group Boko Haram,though Tizhe declined to comment on who the suspects were. The spokesman said at least
three policemen were wounded and no deaths
reported. Konduga is located some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Maiduguri, which has served as the base of Boko Haram, blamed for scores of attacks that have killed hundreds, mainly in the north. Residents said gunmen stormed Konduga on Tuesday evening, shooting and bombing the
police station and local government office.
One resident said a church was also attacked,but police have not confirmed the information. Hundreds of people fled the violence, but calm had returned on Wednesday morning.
“We had just finished our evening prayers when explosions and shootings erupted which set the divisional police station, the local government secretariat and a church on fire,”
One fleeing resident reported this.

Culled from Vanguard News.




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