KANO (AFP) – Gunmen killed six people, including five police officers, on Tuesday in a pub in f Potiskum, Yobe state where Islamist militants have carried out a wave of bloody attacks, residents said.
Police chief Lawan Tanko confirmed the attack without giving casualty numbers, while a resident said five policemen had died in the beer garden shooting carried out by suspected Boko Haram militants.
“Five policemen and one bartender were killed in the attack,” said Miko Hamidu, a resident of Potiskum, the town in Yobe state.
“The policemen had gone to drink,” he said, adding that the gunmen were suspected Boko Haram members.
Another resident gave a similar account, adding that the attackers had sped off on a motorcycle.
Dozens of Islamists stormed Potiskum on Friday and launched gun-and-bomb attacks on the police headquarters, leading to all-night battles with security forces.
The town is part of the regions placed under emergency rule by President Goodluck Jonathan on New Year’s Eve and also has a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
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