Five policemen, eight others killed in Borno attacks

The Borno State Police Command on Tuesday said five policemen were killed in a bomb attack by suspected insurgents in Dalori in Konduga Local Government Area of the state.
Gideon Jubrin, the spokesman of the command made this known to newsmen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Jubrin said: “Two Golf saloon cars loaded with Improvised Explosive Device headed for Maiduguri from an unknown destination.
“One of the vehicles exploded around a government farm on Bama-Maiduguri highway.
“The second vehicle met a police patrol van and the occupants threw the IED at the van.
“The IED exploded killing all the five policemen on patrol while the Golf car also caught fire killing the three occupants.”
Jubrin described the incident as unfortunate.
The police spokesman added that five persons were also killed on Monday night in a Boko Haram attack at Zaragajiri in Mafa LGA.
He said: “Suspected Boko Haram militants around 12 midnight attacked the village killing five persons and injuring two.
“They set about 75 houses ablaze before escaping.”