Residents of Yindiski, a suburb along Gashua road in the outskirt of Potiskum, said the casualty figure may be much higher because they heard multiple gunshots for over four hours at Juma'a, a nearby settlement behind the Maximum Prisons Quarters in the area.
They said the shooting started shortly after a combined military and police troops cordoned a location and restricted movements of people.
A local said trouble started when some gunmen fired at a soldier and a policeman who were manning a checkpoint.
Spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Lazarus Eli said a cordon and search operation was carried out at Yandiski where 59 suspects were arrested during the operation for interrogation.
"The JTF had an encounter with suspected terrorists. Four of the suspected terrorists were killed in the encounter. One policeman attached to the JTF lost his life and a soldier sustained injuries," he said.
from allAfrica/Daily Trust
By Hamza Idris, 31 December 2012
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