Nigeria gunmen kill customs boss
Abuja, 07 Mar – (ANA) - A high-ranking Nigerian customs officer has been shot dead by gunmen thought to be from the militant Islamist Boko Haram, police have said. Adamu Ahmadu was killed in Yobe state in north-east Nigeria, weeks after tightening up border controls to stem the flow of arms in the region.
Boko Haram has its stronghold in Maiduguri in neighbouring Borno state. The group has carried out a series of deadly attacks in northern Nigeria in the past 18 months. Police say six gunmen stormed into the house of Mr Ahmadu in the town of Potiskum on Tuesday night, killing him and shooting at others. Boko Haram has not commented on allegations that its members were behind the attack. (ANA)
FA/ANA/07 March 2012--------