Nigerian Army has foiled an attack by some members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Gombe State, North-East Nigeria, killing 3 of them in the process.
While parading the corpses of the insurgents before reporters at the army barracks in Gombe, the state capital, the spokesperson of the 301 Artillery regiment said one of the insurgents was captured alive after a gun battle in Dukku Local Government Area of the state.
Items recovered from the Boko Haram insurgents, according to him include: a Hilux van, a smart card reader machine belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and three boxes of assorted ammunition among other items.
Suspected members of the Boko Haram militants had on Saturday attacked three polling stations in Dukku and Nafada Local Government Areas of Gombe State, killing two INEC ad-hoc staff and destroyed some election materials.
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