Gunmen on Sunday evening launched an attack on the Okene Area Command Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Kogi State.
Kogi Command spokesman William Aya, confirmed the attack.
Aya, a superintendent of Police (SP), in a statement on Monday, explained that the gunmen launched the attack around 10pm.
He said the yet-to-be identified gunmen attacked the police formation with sporadic gunshots and explosives chanting ‘Allahu Akhbar’.
He however added that personnel on duty repelled the attackers and gunned one of them dead.
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