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Atleast two police officers have been feared killed on Sunday following an attack by suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a patrol vehicle along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.

The attack which also left five others terribly injured was said to have occured at Goni Matari village between Minok and Jakana in Kaga local government area of Borno State.

“In the early hours of today (Sunday), at about 0800hours, our police men came under ambush by Boko Haram terrorists who parked their vehicles and sneaked through the paraphet around Goni Matari village which was their usual crossing point,” a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the LakeChad told Leadership.

“They also burnt two vehicles of the policemen and then ran away on sighting a reinforcement team headed by the Commander of the 29 Task Force Battallion as well as the Police Crack Squad.

“The bodies of the two slained policemen were recovered by the team of personnel deployed from the Borno State Police Command,” the source said.

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