LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)– Scores have been reportedly killed after gunmen invaded and Ejule town in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
A commercial motorcyclist popularly known as okada rider, and the wife of a youth leader in the community were reportedly killed in the attack that started around 3.am earlier today.
The okada rider was said to have been hit by a stray bullet while the woman was said to be looking for her husband when she was hit and died on the spot.
Also, a family house in the town was reported to have been set ablaze by the hoodlums.
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“I cannot tell you the number of the dead now. Two have been identified, an okada rider and a wife of a known youth in the town have been confirmed dead as a result of the early morning attack.
“The situation is still tense, but more dead bodies are sighted on the streets. No one can go out now,” a resident revealed to journalists.
Commamder Jerry Omadara (retd), the Security Adviser to the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, confirmed the incident noting that he is yet to get the details.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, SP William Aya, was unavailable to make confirmations as at the time of filling this report.
