Police Reinforce Stations, Armouries After Boko Haram Attack In Borno.
Updated March 28, 2019The police authorities have asked the Divisional Police Officers in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State to fortify the police stations and armouries in their domain.
The insurgents, operating in about 10 gun trucks, were said to have attacked a military base in Miringa village on Wednesday evening.The police commissioner said the troops on the ground were overwhelmed as the terrorists fired sporadically for about one hour. The villagers had sent out distress calls at about 6:30 pm, alerting the security operatives of the invasion by the terrorists.
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