Gunmen attack police stations in Northern Nigeria, destroys lives and properties

Gunmen have attacked two separate police stations across northern Nigeria, killing four police officers and two civilians in one attack while bombing a station in another. In Sokoto, north western Nigeria, the gunmen targeted the police station in Tambuwal city after witnesses said they couldn't break into a nearby bank.

Unconfirmed reports say that the gunmen freed a suspected armed robber and took all of the police station's weapons. Soldiers and paramilitary police officers have been posted to guard nearby roads.

In Bauchi state, eye witness account say eight men fled after the attack in two cars they stole from the bank in Gamawa. The robbers tried to attack another bank, but couldn't get past its bulletproof front doors. In Bauchi again, unconfirmed reports say that paramilitary police shot at the gunmen, leaving two bystanders wounded.

The robbers also threw explosives into the police station while escaping. Police say that they are investigating the attacks.

Gunmen attack police stations in Northern Nigeria, destroys lives and properties