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Boko Haram kills four Mobile Police officers in Yobe fresh attack

At least, four Mobile Police officers have been killed after suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Bayamari community in the Bursari Local Government Council of Yobe State.

The incident happened on Tuesday.

The Police spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed to journalists that two civilians had also died of suspected trauma as a result of a heavy gun battle between the security personnel and the attackers.

Although the military is yet to confirm the attack, a local source reveals that a boarding Secondary School located in the community was also razed down by the suspected Boko Haram insurgents but no student was harmed.

Sunny Green Itodo

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