Maiduguri — A policeman and four suspected members of the
Jama'atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda'awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram, were
killed in Potiskum on Saturday during a fierce fight between insurgents and
security forces, the Joint Task Force ( JTF) said in a statement yesterday.
Residents of Yindiski, a suburb along Gashua road in the
outskirt of Potiskum, said the casualty figure may be much higher because they
heard multiple gunshots for over four hours at Juma'a, a nearby settlement
behind the Maximum Prisons Quarters in the area.
They said the shooting started shortly after a combined
military and police troops cordoned a location and restricted movements of
people.
A local said trouble started when some gunmen fired at a
soldier and a policeman who were manning a checkpoint.
Spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Lazarus Eli said a cordon
and search operation was carried out at Yandiski where 59 suspects were
arrested during the operation for interrogation.
"The JTF had an encounter with suspected terrorists.
Four of the suspected terrorists were killed in the encounter. One policeman
attached to the JTF lost his life and a soldier sustained injuries," he
said.
Source: Thisday
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