At least 20 gunmen on Sunday night attacked the Osara Police Divisional headquarter in Kogi State, killing three policemen and a civilian.
An eyewitness account told The Nation that the hoodlums emerged from the bush at about 11pm on Sunday and began to shoot at the policemen on guard.
It was not clear if the hoodlums were armed robbers or members of the Boko Haram sect.
The civilian whose name is yet to be identified reportedly live close to the police station and was hit by a stray bullet.
The gunmen, according to the source threw several dynamites at the police armory.
The police Public Relations Officer, Romanus Nwaneri, who confirmed the incidence, said the hoodlums wanted to cart away guns and ammunition but failed in their mission
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