A police inspector, a soldier and four other persons were killed in a Monday night attack by unidentified gunmen in Mubi, Adamawa State.
Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria in Mubi that a unit of military patrol team was also attacked by the gunmen, wounding the men on duty.
The witnesses said the unidentified gunmen attacked a military patrol vehicle on Ahmadu Bello Way in Mubi.
The attack was followed by multiple explosions and sporadic gunfire, which started at about 7.30p.m and lasted throughout the night in various parts of the town.
The witnesses said some of the gunmen were riding in a car while others were on motorcycles.
One of the witnesses, Malam Bala Muhammad, told NAN that some of the gunmen who were riding in a car detonated an explosive device and opened fire on the moving military patrol vehicle.
He said that the soldiers, who were under heavy gun attack, responded to the fire in self-defence, adding that one soldier was killed and four others wounded in the surprise attack.
Muhammad said, “The gunmen fled the area, leaving one soldier killed and four others wounded. One police officer and other persons were also killed in the attack.
“We could not ascertain the identities of the four persons, whether they were pedestrians or gunmen.”
When contacted on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police for Adamawa State, Mr. Aderene Shinaba, referred NAN to the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ms. Altine Daniel.
But Daniel said that the command would address journalists on the incident later on Tuesday.
Earlier on Monday, soldiers attacked a training camp belonging to the Boko Haram sect in Mubi and killed six of its members.
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