the notorious Islamic sect Boko Haram, on Friday opened fire on security operatives who were conducting an operation near Apo legislative quarters in Abuja. this sparked a gun fight that left several people injured.
In the early hours of
"In the early hours of (Friday)... a security team went for
an operation behind the Apo legislative quarters... they came under
heavy gunfire attack by ... Boko Haram elements," leading to a shootout
which injured "some people", Marilyn Ogar, spokeswoman for the
Department of State Services, said in a statement.
An unconfirmed source however said that eight occupants of an uncompleted building at the scene of the incident were killed.
The
eyewitnesses reportedly narrated that the incident occurred around 3
a.m. in an uncompleted building owned by an army general, saying the
victims, consisted of truck pushers, scavengers and water vendors known
as “mai ruwa".
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