The Police Command in Bauchi has confirmed the killing of four persons by unidentified gunmen at Gambar Sabon-Layi community in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state.
Two pregnant women gave birth to babies in the bush Sunday morning while fleeing from suspected Boko Haram insurgents that attacked Gunti Gumi village of Alkaleri Local Government area in Bauchi state. An eye witness, Malam Bala Kurba, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the insurgents stormed the village, forcing the residents to take to their heels. “The pregnant women were among those who fled the village.
Bauchi Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the attack in a statement issued on Sunday. He said that some unknown gunmen in a convoy of 10 vehicles attacked some towns in Alkaleri and Kirfi Local Government Areas. “Today 29/3/2015 at about 12.25 am, unspecified numbers of unknown gunmen in a convoy of over ten vehicles, stormed many polling units in Kirfi and Alkaleri Local Government areas, destroying many election materials.
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