Boko Haram kills police sergeant, two Civilians. September 2012

Men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect at the weekend killed a police sergeant and two civilians at New Marte in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. The Divisional Police Unit and the Cocin Church as well as the quarters of the Unit Commandant of the Nigerian Army were razed. Five vehicles parked on the premises of the police station were reportedly vandalised. boko-haram.blogspot.com reporters learnt that some of the terrorists came in three Golf saloon cars. Others rode on eight motorcycles. They shot sporadically into the air, making the residents to run for safety. An eyewitness who escaped from the scene of the attack alleged that the suspected Boko Haram men overpowered the police and other security agents who reportedly ran out of arms and ammunition during the four-hour battle. He said the security agents alerted their colleagues at the Monguno Military Barracks, asking for assistance. But due to a communication problem, the terrorists had an upper hand and left before the arrival of the reinforcement. The remains of the police sergeant have been deposited at the mortuary of a hospital in Maiduguri. Attempts to get an official confirmation of the attack was futile as police spokesman Gideon Jibrin’s line was not accessible. But a senior security officer who does not want his name in the print told our reporter that there was an attack at New Marte at the weekend by men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect. He said they killed a police officer and two civilians and razed buildings. According to him, normalcy has returned to the area. plz report any suspect or act to the nearest security body or police.