Gunmen kill pastor, 2 others in Yobe

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(Nigeria) The Joint Task Force, JTF in Yobe State on Thursday confirmed the killing of a pastor and two others in an attack in Dorowa village, Nangere Local Government Area of the state.
A statement on the incident,  by JTF spokesperson, Capt. Eli Lazarus, did not give the names of the victims, but said  the deceased were killed by suspected members of Boko Haram sect in the early hours of Thursday.
``In the early hours of Thursday, September  26, unknown gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, attacked Dorowa village, Nangere local government area of Yobe State."
The statement also said that a Church and two houses were razed down by the attackers.
``Efforts are ongoing by men of the 3 Division Special Operations Battalion, to arrest perpetrators of this dastardly act." said the statement, which did not give detailed account of how the incident occurred.

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