At least five policemen and three civilians were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when members of the dread Islamic Sect, Boko Haram struck in Maiduguri, Borno State.
We gathered that the twin attack took place at the Dalori Housing Estate in the city when the attackers in a volkswagen cars ran into a police patrol van before detonating the explosives, killing the sect members the policemen and the civilians.
We gathered that a combined team of mobile policemen and Civilian JTF mobilized to the scene of the blasts and cordoned off the area to prevent further attacks