Churches, homes and the police headquarters in Geidam, Yobe State were set ablaze in a wave of night time gun and bomb attacks by Boko Haram sect, the police said on Sunday.
“The Geidam divisional police headquarters and First Bank were bombed on Saturday evening by Boko Haram and fire was exchanged into the night between police and Boko Haram members,” a police spokesman told reporters.
“Four policemen were killed, 20 wounded, eight churches and 20 market stalls as well as Geidam council secretariat are completely destroyed,” he added.
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