adminHaram terrorists. They attacked two telecommunication masts, a police station and a primary school,” Lazarus Eli, military spokesman in Yobe State, told AFP.
A resident said he had seen the bodies of two policemen being brought out of the razed police station, but Eli said he could not immediately confirm any casualties.
Eli said troops had deployed to the town to contain the violence. Fika lies some 170 kilometres from Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State and a hotbed of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.
Residents said the gunmen attacked their targets with explosives at around 4:30 am.
“They threw explosives and fired gunshots at their targets, setting them ablaze, and fled after the attack,” Tanimu Mani told AFP.
“Soldiers who arrived in the town went inside the burnt police station and brought out the bodies of two policemen killed in the attack,” he said.
Another resident, student Hassan Gaji, said he had heard blasts and gunshots during early morning prayers. They were shooting seriously for about one hour,” he said, adding that the town had been taken over by police and soldiers. — AFP.
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