Police: Islamist Gunmen raid Adamawa village, raze church, LG secretariat

The suspected Islamist gunmen riding on motorcycles on Thursday morning launched coordinated attacks on the Song Local Government Council secretariat in Adamawa State together with a police station in the area.

The Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muhammed Ibrahim confirmed that the attack by the assailants claimed five lives, including that of a two-year-old infant who was allegedly hit by a stray bullet. The reports also has it that one soldier and two policemen were killed in the attack that saw the hoodlums also burning down both the council secretariat and the Song Police Station.

BREAKING: Scores Killed as Boko Haram Sects Attack Two Villages in Zamfara state

At least 22 persons were reportedly killed in an attack by the members of the suspected Islamist militias, Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, officials said on Friday.

Islamist Gunmen on about 50 motorcycles attacked two villages in Zamfara State, Maitsaba and Birnin-Tsab on Thursday evening.They attacked residents and torched dozens of homes and grain stores, Zamfara Commissioner of Commerce Alhaji Hassan Zurmi told dpa.