According to a police spokesperson in Borno state, Nigeria, at least four police officers were killed after a gun battle with suspected Islamist insurgents. This incident occurred in the heartland of an insurgency by Boko Haram and splinter outfit Islamist State West Africa Province (ISWAP) for more than a decade in the northeast.
Borno state police spokesperson Nahum Daso Kenneth stated that the militants attacked Gajiram town in the Nganzai local government area on Friday night, located 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Maiduguri, the state capital.
According to Kenneth, “Our men engaged them in a gun battle (and) they denied the terrorists access to the town, and repelled the attack. Unfortunately, four policemen have paid a supreme price,” adding that the town has returned to calmness.
ISWAP fighters are known to operate in Nganzai, where they carry out sporadic attacks against security forces and residents. This area has been a target for the group.
Nigeria is dealing with widespread insecurity, including armed bandits who kidnap for ransom in the northwest, deadly farmer-herder clashes in the central belt, and separatist and gang violence in the southeast.
(Reporting by Ahmed Kingimi; Writing by MacDonald Dzirutwe; Editing by Mark Potter)
![[Juliza Jewelry] Handmade Jewelry Simple Woman Necklaces](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
