Police sources told Saharareporters that the college had five units in
training with each unit having 59 trainees and unit commander. The units
affect were two Mobile Police(MOPOL) units from Nasarawa, Gombe and
MOPOL 50 from Abuja. Two other units from Zamfara were also at the
college during the attack.
Boko Haram militants earlier today invaded a prestigious Nigerian Police training college in Gwoza, Borno state.
The
militants numbering 200 arrived the Police Mobile Force Training
School with five armored tanks earlier seized from the Nigerian army
units that tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the sect from Gwoza in the
last two weeks.
Police sources told Saharareporters that the
college had five units in training with each unit having 59 trainees and
unit commander. The units affect were two Mobile Police(MOPOL) units
from Nasarawa, Gombe and MOPOL 50 from Abuja. Two other units from
Zamfara were also at the college during the attack.
Several of
the trainees were reportedly killed and injured by the militants. A good
number of the trainees also fled to the mountains nearby while some of
the trainees managed to escape to Adamawa state.
A police source
told Saharareporters that the militants blew up an armored tank
stationed at the gate of the training college before gaining entrance
into the school and wreaking havoc.
Boko Haram took over Gwoza
some two weeks ago, hoisted its flag and appointed an Emir to administer
the strategic northeastern township. Attempts by the Nigerian army to
retake the town has been repelled by the militants in deadly counter
attacks that have claimed several Nigerian soldiers.
New efforts
at mobilize troops to march on Gwoza has been bogged by mutiny by troops
and their families who simply refuse to take orders from their
superiors to take on Boko Haram fighters as they express concern that
their weaponry cannot match those of Boko Haram.
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