The Commissioner of Police in Yobe, Alhaji Sanusi Rufai, said that
five policemen and 20gunmen had been confirmed dead with overnine
million naira carted away from a commercial bank during the attack by
Islamic Boko Haram terrorists in Gashua, Yobe state on Thursday.
The commissioner who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in
Damaturu, said that two policemen also sustained injuries and were
currently receiving treatment.
He explained that the gunmen had earlier seized the bank manager,
forcing him to open the vault where the money was carted away from
together with a Peugeot 406 andToyota Corolla cars.
Rufai said that police and military men later engaged the gunmen in a
gun battle, recovering the two cars and an Isuzu Hilux van, belonging
to the terrorists.
The commissioner said that two guns, two locally made pistols; two
long range rifles; 19 hand grenades and assorted ammunitions were also
recovered from the gunmen.
He said that one of the gunmen was captured and was now assisting the
police with information on the attack.
"It is the same group using police and military uniforms that attacked
Tarmuwa, Gulani and Giedam in recent times," Rufai said. (NAN)
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