Boko Haram Seizes Police Academy In The North, Witness Says
Boko
Haram insurgents have overrun Northern Nigeria’s riot police training academy
in Liman Kara, Borno state.
According
to a witness in Borno who spoke to BBC, shots were heard after the militants arrived
in three armoured vehicles and on dozens of motorcycles.
A
resident of Liman Kara said police recruits were seen running from the college
after the attack began at dawn on Wednesday, August 20, adding that he and
other residents fled to nearby hills.
Confirming
the attack, a senior security source said it had not been possible to
communicate with the academy since Wednesday.
Another
security official who pleaded anonymity disclosed that the militants had
entered the school but said he could not confirm they were in control of the
college as it had not been possible to contact it.
The
Liman Kara college is about 15km from Gwoza, which was recently seized by
BokoHaram who allegedly killed about a 100 people and have been controlling the
town as attempts by security agents to reclaim the town have failed.
Thousands
including security operatives have been killed across Nigeria, and many
rendered homeless especially in the north-eastern region since Boko Haram
launched its violent attacks in 2009.
Members
of the dreaded Boko Haram sect had reportedly seized the town of Buni Yadi
town, in Yobe State, on August 20.
Via BBC News
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