Unidentified gunmen unleashed heavy attacks on Adogo Police Station, in the Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State, Sunday night, the spokesman of the Nigerian police, Emmanuel Ojukwu has revealed.
Ojukwu suspected the attackers came to steal arms from the station, but they were repelled by the policemen on duty.
“The Policemen on duty, swiftly took positions and returned fire. The heavy dynamite launched by the attackers, demolished and set fire on part of the Station.
“The desire of the hoodlums to cart away arms, was aborted, as the Police successfully evacuated the arms from the Station, to safety,” he added.
As at the time of this report, no human casualty was recorded on the part of Police, while some of hoodlums, escaped with bullet wounds.
However, the area has been reinforced while frantic efforts are ongoing to track-down the fleeing hoodlums.
Meanwhile, the State Police Command has appealed to members of the public, to report anybody seen with bullet wound, of any sort, to the nearby Police Station or other Security agencies.
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