Gunmen killed eight people in an attack on a police station and a bank in northeastern Nigeria, a witness and a security official said in an area frequently targeted by militants.
“The divisional police officer and two other policemen were killed when the station was attacked and the manager of a local bank and four others also lost their lives,” local resident Umar Yahuza told Reuters.
A security official in Gwoza who asked not to be named confirmed eight people had been killed.
