Gunmen kill soldier, policeman in attack

Four people, including a soldier, a policeman and an 80-year-old woman along with her 15-year-old grandson were killed yesterday by gunmen in Adamawa State.

The attack occurred in Song, a town near the border with Cameroun.

The unknown gunmen razed the Song divisional police station and local government secretariat, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

A resident of the town, who spoke to NAN on condition of anonymity, said the attack occurred in the early hours.

“The police station and part of the one-storey secretariat building were burnt by the gunmen, who also attacked a security check-point on the Song-Yola road,’’ he said.

The source said an old woman and a boy were hit by stray bullets in their home near the police station. “Dada Audu, an 80-year-old woman, and her grandson of about 15 years were hit by bullets and are feared dead,’’ he said.

Adamawa police spokesman Mohammed Ibrahim confirmed the attack, but gave no details. Ibrahim said he was heading to the location. The Song attack came less than a week after a similar attack in Maiha, Hong and Fufore local government areas of the state.