Gunmen kill four in Borno, burn LG secretariat

From:<i>sunonline</i>

Four people were killed on Friday evening in Damboa, a southern
community in Borno State, in fresh attacks by suspected <b>Boko
Haram</b> members.
Also, a local government secretariat and a fire service station in the
community were burnt during the attacks.
The incident occurred barely four hours after the killing of
79-year-old civil war veteran, Gen. Mamman Shuwa, in Maiduguri.
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members were said to have launched
coordinated attacks on Damboa Local Government Area secretariat, a
fire station and about 20 houses with improvised explosive devicesat
the weekend, leading to the death of four people.
Sources said a fire service officer identified as Hassan Maina was
shot dead in his office while Mallam Ndajara Ndahi, a personnel of
Borno State High Court in Maiduguri, who traveled to the town
apparently to spend the weekend, was also caught up in the ensuing
confusion and died.
Residents said that the attackers came in four unmarked cars shouting:
"Allahu Akbar" (God is great) before throwing explosivesat the local
government secretariat and the housing estatewithin the town.
Two of the security guards at the secretariat were said to have
sustained injuries from gunshots.
One Usman, a resident, said: "We had to run for our lives as the shops
and market stalls were hurriedly shut.
"We ran to our houses for safety before men of the military Joint Task
Force (JTF) and policemen rushed to the scene of the incident."
The Borno State Police Public Relations Officer, Gideon Jubrin, a
Deputy Superintendent of Police, said he would furnish journalists
with the details of the incident "as soon as the police Area Commander
of Damboa sends in his report to the police headquarters."
Jubrin however said no arrests had been made.
Damboa, about 87 kilometres south of Maiduguri, the Borno State
capital, had witnessed two attacks in April and August, this year.