No fewer than three children of a Police Inspector, Mallam Jibril Mohammed have been reportedly killed by suspected terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province during there deadly attack on Buni-Yadi in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
The Intelligence source confirmed that the attack occurred in the early hours of Monday around 1am in the Shuwari Baban Layi area of the town.
According to one of the resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the assailants infiltrated the town and targeted the home of Inspector Mohammed of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and started shooting sporadically.
Another security information confirmed that the terrorists set the house ablaze and killing two of the police officer’s children before escaping.
LEADERSHIP gathered that upon receiving intelligence report on the attack, troops of 27 Task Force Brigade, Sector 2 Operation HADIN KAI swiftly mobilised to the scene.
However, the terrorists fled upon sighting advancing troops, abandoning their bicycles in the process. (LEADERSHIP)