Gunmen in Nigeria have opened fire in a bar in the north of
the country, killing eight people including several police
officers.
The attack in Yobe state is the latest in a series that officials blame
on the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram.
Earlier, at least five people died when a mosque and Islamic school
were set alight in Benin city, in the mainly Christian south.
Muslims have been fleeing the city for the mainly Islamic north.
Religious tensions have been growing as a general strike over
rising petrol prices continues to grip the country.
"Suspected Islamic sect members attacked the drinking joint and
killed eight people, four of whom were policemen," Yobe state
police commissioner Tanko Lawal told Reuters news agency.
Reports said the gunmen fled on a motorcycle after the late-night
attack in the town of Potiskum. A seven-year-old child was also
among the victims, police said.
Southerners, who are mostly Christians or animists, have recently
been the targets of attacks by Boko Haram, which operates in the
mainly Muslim north.
Yobe is one of the states where the government has declared a
state of emergency following an upsurge in violence by the
Islamist group. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16499659

GEJ will be Impeached!

Gosh

Only in Nigeria do cop killers walk free. Never in the UK without serious consequence.