Casualties As Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Borno

<h4>Casualties As Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Borno<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports causaulities have been reported arising from the attack of Magumeri Police Division in Borno State by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in the early hours of Sunday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Information has it that the insurgents were repelled by Police personnel attached to the Division&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to eyes witnesses&comma; scores of armed terrorists&comma; suspected to be members of the Islamic State of the West African Province&comma; &lpar;ISWAP&rpar;&comma; faction stormed the Divisional Command of Police in the town in a convoy of gun trucks and motorcycles at about 00&colon;35 a&period;m&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sources said that the attack triggered a fierce gun battle between the police personnel and the terrorists which lasted until 1&colon;30 am&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The sources said that&comma; the<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;"> Divisional Officer<&sol;a> and his men vehemently resisted and foiled the terrorists&&num;8217&semi; plan of overrunning them&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;One Inspector identified as Bitrus Umaru was said to have sustained gunshot wound&comma; one hilux patrol vehicle was carted away while another gulf car belonging to one of the police personnel was set ablaze by the invading terrorists&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The terrorists were said to have suffered heavy causalities during the fierce battle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;