Information reaching
247ureports.com indicates that the cease fire announced by the dreaded
Jihadist group, the Boko Haram may have been a hoax. With just 48hours
into the ceasefire, unknown gunmen suspected to be operatives of the
Jihadists group struck against sensitive locations within headquarters
of the Birin Gwari Local Government Area in northern Kaduna State.
According to the information received, heavily armed gunmen numbering
between 20 and 30 pounced and attacked the Birnin Gwari Police Station,
burning vehicles and motorbikes. The gunmen commenced to engage the
police officers in a heated gun battle for two hours – after which the
gunmen lit the police station on fire – with the police officers trapped
inside the station. Eyewitnesses indicate scores of policemen died in
the attack – and the police station was reported to have been completely
sacked.
In addition to the police station being sacked, the gunmen proceeded to set fire on Churches and Banks located along
the Birinin Gwari – Lagos road. It is unsure the names of
the Churches/Banks that were set on fire but sources state that three
churches are located along the mentioned road – namely ECWA, Catholic
and Deeper Life.
According to an eyewitness, the attack began at minutes to midnight on Wednesday January 30, 2013 and lasted till minutes after 2am.
Birinin Gwari is a town dominated by Gwari indigenes who are mainly
non-Muslims. The town had been isolated from the violence that have
raveled Kaduna State.
The number of casualties remain unknown. Our source confirms that the operatives of the Joint Task Force [JTF] were on their way to the location at about 3am.
Stat tuned.
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