Boko Haram kills 2 policemen and 1 CJTF member as Service Chiefs visit Maiduguri

Report indicates that a military base and a police checkpoint in Borno State have been attacked by Boko Haram insurgents.

The incident occurred on Sunday, January 31, 2021, same day the newly appointed service chiefs arrived Maiduguri on an operational visit.

According to Daily Trust, two policemen and one member of Civilian Joint Task Force were killed during the attack at the checkpoint along Maiduguri/Gubio highway around 12:30pm on Sunday.

A security source reported that the insurgents destroyed one utility vehicle and escaped with another after attacking the checkpoint.

“The incident occurred at outskirts of Magumeri and Chabol, we have reported that two police officers and a member of CJTF have lost their lives in the ambushed," the source said.

Top CJTF member, Bakura Aliyu narrated how the insurgents stationed three gun trucks and then fired at the military base located in that area.

“We lost 3 person including one of our member and policemen, they came to attack a joint checkpoint, burnt a hilux vehicle and went away with another," Aliyu said.