Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Ex-Police Inspector, Friends in Borno

26 March 2012

Maiduguri — Gunmen yesterday stormed the residence of a retired police inspector in the daylight and killed him along with two of his friends at Dala Kafanti, a suburb of Maiduguri metropolis.

Resident Bako Mantau said there was tension in the area shortly after the killings. "He (ex- police officer) was chatting with friends when the gunmen fired shots with AK47 rifles which they brought out from their clothes. The shootings were sporadic and terrifying," he said.

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