Abdu Umar, the police commissioner in Borno, reported that 389 policemen have died and 450 have been injured while battling the Boko Haram insurgency since 2011.
In addition to various pieces of combat equipment being taken away or destroyed, he claimed that over 24 police barracks and 30 stations had been burned down or destroyed.
At the opening of a newly built police station and barracks in Beneshiek, the state's Kaga Local Government Area's administrative centre, Mr Umar made this known on Saturday.
During his working visit to the state, Usman Baba-Alkali, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), officially opened the building.
Mr Umar said that “it will be recalled that at the height of the insurgency, precisely between 2011 and today, over 30 Police Stations/Formations and 24 Police Barracks were burnt or destroyed by the insurgents.
“389 policemen lost their lives, over 450 policemen injured while several crime-fighting types of equipment carted away or burnt.
“The losses suffered by the Police Command in the state attracted numerous interventions amongst which we are witnessing one of such interventions today,” he said.
He commended the IGP for his interventions towards providing a conducive working environment and bringing the service of the police closer to the people, adding that the command would ensure proper utilisation of the facilities for maximum results.
He also lauded the state government for its support to the police, adding that the government reconstructed some of the vandalised police stations across the state.
The commissioner further commended donors and development organisations for helping rebuild destroyed police structures and other facilities in the state.
He listed the organisations to include the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative, Victim Support Fund (VSF), Nigeria Police Trust Fund, North-East Development Commission (NEDC), North-East Regional Initiative (NERI), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).