About 100 gunmen attacked the
divisional police headquarters and the local government secretariat in the town
of Song, in Adamawa state, police spokesman Mohammed Ibrahim said.
The attackers set both buildings
on fire, he said.
The fire spread to a house near
the police station, where a 64-year-old woman and her 4-year-old granddaughter
died. A soldier and a police official also were killed.
Attacks by the Islamist militant
group Boko Haram have been reported in the state before, but the group did not
immediately claim responsibility for the attack.
"I'm appealing to members of the
public to help law enforcement by providing us with useful information," Ibrahim
said. "I want civilians to know that we are their friends and here to protect
them."
Last week, gunmen with suspected
ties to Boko Haram killed two people and wounded another in an attack in Maiha,
also in Adamawa state. The attackers freed 35 inmates from the Maiha prison and
set government buildings on fire.
On Wednesday, Nigerian troops
clashed with gunmen who attacked in northern Borno state, military spokesman Lt.
Col. Sagir Musa said. One soldier and one police officer were killed, in
addition to five gunmen who died in the fighting.
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