SaharaReporters has just received information from students
living in Birnin Gwari town in Kaduna State to the effect that heavily
armed bandits took over the Police Station in the area and burnt it down
after about two hours of gun battle with troops.
The police station is completely razed in an attack that started at midnight, according to the source.
Banks and other public buildings were reportedly bombed along with the Police Station.
The
source who claimed to have witnessed the attack said the bandits also
planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that exploded simultaneously
in addition to sporadic gun shots.
The source also said that the
whole area was sealed by the unidentified gunmen whose number could not
be ascertained because of they came in the dark. Several police officers
and some of the bandits are believed to
have died in the attack which
lasted about two hours.
“We are trapped, and under fear, we need
military support to, if not there is no certainty on our lives. As I
speak, they are still firing”, he said.
In October, 2012, bandits invaded the town killing some 20 worshippers leaving a Mosque in an early morning raid in the area.
Calls made to spokespersons of the army and police were not returned as at the time of this report.
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