Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have killed seven policemen and one civilian in an attack at Gwaram local government of Jigawa state.
The gunmen attacked a police station, Sharia court and bank in the early hours of Wednesday during which there was an exchange of fire with the terrorists which lasted for several hours.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police of zone 1 Kano, Tambari Yabo confirmed the incident to reporters in Dutse the Jigawa state capital.
” About two hundred terrorists came on motorcycles and some stolen cars attacked a police station, a bank and a sharia court in Gwaram at about 1.am today”.
Yabo said “Unfortunately we lost seven of men during the attack and one civilian”.
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