4 die as Boko Haram attacks DSS headquarters in Kogi

It was a bad day in Lokoja Friday night as blood flowed freely following the invasion of the State headquarters of the De­partment of State Service, Lokoja by gunmen sus­pected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

Three members of the sect were reportedly killed during the attack which also claimed the life of a Mobile Police man.

The insurgents who ar­rived at about 10.20pm and heavily armed with IEDs, AK47 rifles and other dan­gerous weapons, Sunday Sun learnt, bombarded the DSS office as they engaged the officials on duty in a fierce duel.

It was gathered that the insurgents after gaining en­try into the headquarters lo­cated along Hassan Katsina Road, immediately went to the cell of the agency where they allegedly set free all the inmates in detention.

Sensing more danger, a Deputy Director of the agency was said to have quickly put a distress call to the police at about 10.40pm, which immediately mobi­lized its men to the scene to repel the attack.

Sunday Sun gathered that the police team in con­junction with the military engaged the insurgents for over seven hours before re­pelling the insurgents who were said to have fled leav­ing three members of their dead.

When contacted, the State Police Commissioner, Em­manuel Ojukwu confirmed the incident, but said detec­tives have spread out their dragnets to arrest the fleeing Insurgents.