It's been confirmed that the gunfires heard through yobe metropolis today was actually on different police buildings.
Yobe state commissioner of Police Mr. Patrick Egbuniwe told our Damaturu correspondent Jonathan Gopep that the attackers came to the areas around 1:45 this afternoon.
Areas attacked according to him are the Area Command, A Division and the state CID, all located in the state capital.
The commissioner said a combined team of security agents were able to repel the attack which lasted for 35 minutes.
He said a recruit constable was killed during the attack but at a different location as his corpse was found at the Damaturu motor park just behind the A Division.
Mr. Egbuniwe said one arrest has been made in connection with the attack and the suspect is currently been interrogated.
Damaturu, the Yobe state capital has been under severe attack in recent times since the commencement of the Boko Haram insurgency.
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