In Nigeria, fifteen people were killed when a gang of armed men attacked two banks and a police station in the central Nigerian town of Offa.
State police spokesman Ajayi Okasanmi told AFP today in Kano that they attacked the police station and at the same time attacked two banks,adding that nine police and six civilians died in the brazen assault.The gang invaded a busy commercial area where several banks and the police station are located at around 4:50 pm yesterday,he said.
The attack happened in part of Nigerias volatile central region, which is notorious for criminal gangs and cattle rustling. Attacks on police are not uncommon.
Source: AIR