Gunmen Bomb Kogi State LG Offices With Explosives Days To Election

Gunmen have bombed Kogi State LG offices with explosives days ro the election.

Glamtush reports that less than four days to the February general election, some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have attacked and blown off the administrative offices of the Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State.

This online newspaper gathered that the incident occurred on Monday night when the assailants invaded the area with some explosives.

It was learnt that the administrative offices are close to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in the local government area.

When contacted the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident.

According to him, the command had commenced an investigation to unravel the cause of the attack.

Recall that the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosion that killed about four people and injured several others in the Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State in January.

The attack was the seventh to be claimed by the group in the state in the last eight months.