By Ayodele Oni
While their families were waiting for their return to celebrate Easter with them, four police officers lay dead following an attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents on a divisional police headquarters in Borno State.
According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the attack took place around 1:00 a.m. on April 4, 2026, revising earlier reports that suggested it occurred late on April 3.
The incident targeted the Nghanzai Divisional Police Headquarters, where heavily armed attackers reportedly stormed in large numbers.
Security sources disclosed that the assailants engaged officers in a prolonged gun battle before eventually overpowering them.
The confirmed casualties include Inspectors Samuel Ezekiel, Sanusi Mohammed, and Police Constables Bitrus Luka and Shaibu Bukar, all of whom were attached to different units.
The attack highlights the persistent security challenges in Borno, a region long plagued by insurgency linked to Boko Haram and its splinter faction, Islamic State West Africa Province.
In a related development, suspected insurgents also carried out a separate late-night raid on Kwapul community in Chibok Local Government Area.
Residents reported that the attackers set a Church and several homes ablaze during the coordinated assault, which lasted for hours.
Although no deaths were recorded in the Chibok incident, the attack left many residents displaced and traumatized.
Locals lamented the lack of immediate resistance, raising concerns about the vulnerability of rural communities despite ongoing counterinsurgency operations.
The latest wave of violence comes during the Easter season, a period that has historically seen increased attacks in parts of northeastern Nigeria.
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