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Boko Haram operatives on Sunday abducted two policemen after killing another two policemen during an offensive launched as the new Chief of Defence Staff and all three service chiefs made their first visit to Maiduguri.
The policemen were attacked in Chabal and areas around Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State.
The terrorists were also reported to have during an ambush seized two patrol Vehicles and set ablaze another vehicle belonging to the police along Maiduguri-Chabal- Magumeri 35km Road north of the state capital.
“The insurgents went away with two patrol vehicles after setting ablaze on the vehicle, while the dead bodies of the policemen were conveyed to Maiduguri with one injured Police Officer now receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Maiduguri,” a source told Vanguard.
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
Suspected armed members of dreaded Boko Haram sect invaded Chabal and other Communities of Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday afternoon and killed two policemen before abducting two others. A Reliable Sources told Vanguard.
The terrorists also in an ambush seized two patrol Vehicles and set ablaze another one along Maiduguri-Chabal- Magumeri 35km Road north of the state capital.
Chabal is less than 22km drive from Maimalari Cantonment, 7 Div Nigerian Army, Maiduguri.
This unfortunate incident is coming on the day all the newly appointed Service Chiefs paid their first on the spot assessment of the security situation in Maiduguri.
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Boko Haram terrorists, on Sunday, invaded Chabal and other Communities of Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State just as the new service chiefs had visited Maiduguri.
It was gathered that two policemen were killed in the attack, while two others were abducted.
Similarly Vanguard reports that the insurgents seized two patrol vehicles while another was set ablaze along the Maiduguri-Chabal- Magumeri 35km Road north of the state capital.
Chabal is less than 22km drive from Maimalari Cantonment, 7 Div Nigerian Army, Maiduguri.
A source told Vanguard in confidence:
“The Service Chiefs currently in Maiduguri for their first operational visit to Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, since their appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari.