Gunmen attack police headquarter in Adamawa

Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday night attacked Demsa Divisional Police Office in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa.

The Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Altine Daniel, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview in Yola.

She said that a corporal and one of the attackers were killed in the incident, adding that no explosive was used.

Demsa attack came after a similar one on Sunday in Shuwa Village of Madagali Local Government Area of the state, where three policemen were killed and one injured.

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BOKO HARAM STRIKE IN ADAMAWA AGAIN

The Islamic Terror Group, Boko Haram attacked the Shuwa township in Adamawa State, about people were confirmed dead by emergency Agency.

Locals who confirmed the last night attack, said that the terror group exploded the improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and shooting sporadically at a police station, leaving two people dead and scores injured.

Adamawa Police Commissioner, Ade Shinaba confirmed the attacks and said that "the anti-bomb unit in the state has also defused some six IEDs in the area".

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Nyako emerges winner in Adamawa guber election

Admiral Murtala Nyako of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been re-elected Governor of Adamawa State in the governorship elections conducted yesterday.

Declaring the results in Yola Sunday, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Mohammed Hamisu Mohammed announced that a total of 685,103 votes out of the 1,843,619 voters in the state were recorded during the election.

He announced that of the total votes cast 26,850 were rejected or declared invalid.

According to him, ACN got 25% requirement in 7 local government, ADC and ANPP got none, CPC got 25% in three local governments, while PDP got the required 25% in all the 21 local governments.

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