Suspected Boko Haram sect militants yesterday attacked a police facility and bank in Taraba
State.The suspected sect members struck in Karim Lamido township which serves
as the headquarters of Karim Lamido local government area of the state.
A military source told just9jatalk that the gunmen launched
an attack with sophisticated weapons burning down the Karim Lamido Divisional
Police headquarters with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).The source
added that the attackers simultaneously attacked the First Bank branch in the
township and took away large sum of money. Some eyewitness said the gunmen shot
sporadically into the air while the raid lasted.A resident of the town also
confirmed that the town was under heavy gun sound and continues loud bang from
purportedly used by the attackers.When contacted, spokesman for the Taraba
State police command Joseph Kwaji said the situation is being investigated, and
that the police are yet to ascertain the real cause of the attack adding that
preliminary reports suggests that it was only bank robbery by hoodlums in the
area.
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