Four policemen have reportedly been killed, and a cache of ammunition carted away when suspected terrorists believed to be fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province stormed a police station in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State and unleashed terror on personnel on duty.
The Daily Crucible learnt that the suspected terrorists opened fire on the police station at Gajiram town in a predawn onslaught on Saturday.
It was gathered that the terrorists also set parts of the police station on fire during the attack.
The incident caught the officers unaware, threw them into confusion as they were outnumbered by the attackers.
The remains of the slain officers were discovered on Saturday morning while those who fled the station have yet to return.
The Borno State Police Command spokesman, ASP Nahum Kenneth confirmed the attack to reporters, explaining that they received reports that insurgents attacked the Gajiram Police Station around 1 am today, Saturday, February 3 and that four policemen indeed paid the supreme price in an exchange of fire with the terrorists when security agents quickly mobilised to repel the enemies.
