Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have attacked
Jakana village killing about 45 people.
Reports say they arrived in 21 toyota Hilux Vehicles and motorcycles,
heavily armed with explosives and locally made petrol bombs.
2 Policemen were among the dead and properties worth millions of
naira were destroyed as they moved through the town.
The gunmen set ablaze tghe local police station, a primary school,
mosque and several houses and huts.
Jakana is 40 kilometres west of Maiduguri and located along the
Maiduguri-Damaturu road.
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