FIVE policemen were killed yesterday in a sudden attack on a police station in Bauchi State.
Gunmen operating in typical Boko Haram fashion bombed the Misau town police station and invaded a bank, where they killed a policeman, carting away a huge sum of money.
The hoodlums hurled a bomb at the police station, killing five policemen and a civilian.
They freed suspects detained in the police cell before setting the building on fire.
They left the area after shooting sporadically into the air to scare away people.
Misau is 163 kilometres from Bauchi, the state capital.
The unknown gunmen then moved to the Main Street Bank (formerly Afribank) branch, which is close to the police station. They killed a policeman on guard and stormed the bank.
Eye witnesses said the hoodlums carted away huge sums of money.
Bauchi Police Commissioner Ikechukwu Ayo Aduba confirmed the incident on the telephone. He said details were being compiled and promised speedy investigation of the incident.
An eye witness said on the telephone from Misau that “five policemen and a civilian were killed at the police station, and the sixth policeman was felled at the bank”.
This is the third time the Misau Police station has been attacked. It was attacked during the last general elections.
No organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Inspector General of Police Hafiz Ringim last month ordered the Bauchi Police chief to investigate attacks on financial institutions in the state.
Governor Isa Yuguda has consistently said that there are no Boko Haram men in the state but armed robbers.
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