Boko Haram In Shoot-Out With Police; Razes Post

Keeping through to their words, members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram has intensified attacks on the police in Sokoto state by bombing and razing down a police outpost in Shagari local government area in the state.

Security sources said the attackers came on motorbikes and tossed dynamites at the police outpost while firing at police officers on duty.

The scene of the attack is a distance of 70 kilometers from Sokoto township where the sect attack two police formations last week.

Details of casualty from the attacks remain sketchy as at the time of reporting.