Gunmen on Wednesday night, shot dead a football fan and wounded six others at a viewing centre in Potiskum town of Yobe.
Alhaji Sanusi Rufai, Yobe Commissioner of Police, confirmed the incident on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said that the gunmen stormed the centre while the fans were watching a match between Manchester Utd and Bayern Munich, and started shooting.
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The commissioner said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the General Hospital, Potiskum, while those injured were receiving treatment at the hospital.
Rufai said security men had been mobilised to search for the attackers.
