About three people were reportedly killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Monday when they stormed a community in Adamawa State.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, who confirmed the attack, said the assailants attacked Dabna, a community in the Hong Local Government Area.
The terrorists also set ablaze houses and shops and carted food items away.
In a statement regarding the attack, the Adamawa Police Command spokesman, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, said the Commissioner of Police had given men of the command a swift and marching order to trail and arrest the masterminds of the ugly incident.
The police, however, warns that attacks on innocent citizens would not be tolerated under whatsoever guise because the command holds the lives of citizens sacrosanct, and such unwarranted attitude would be strictly treated in accordance with extant laws.
CP Babatola reiterated the command’s interest in protecting the lives and property of citizens, adding that it is vital to work with other sister security agents in protecting the people’s fundamental rights.