LOKOJA — Gunmen, yesterday, bombed the Area Police
Station in Osara, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi
State, killing three police officers and one other person.
Vanguard gathered that the gunmen numbering 20
attacked the station around 10 p.m, using dynamite.
Some of the gunmen were said to have shot
sporadically into air at the Police Station’s gate, scaring
away passersby, villagers and students of the state
polytechnic, Osara campus which is adjacent the police
station.
An eyewitness said some of the villagers scampered
into the bush to avoid been victims.
The villager who died in the attack was said to be
visiting a friend who lives near the police station. He
was hit by a stray bullet while running from the
gunmen.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Romanus
Nwaneri, who confirmed the incident said investigation
was ongoing on the motive of the attack, stressing that
the gunmen were unable to get any weapon from their
armory.