Nine persons, including eight policemen and one civilian, were feared killed on Thursday in Isanlu, Kogi State when a gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a branch of a first-generation bank in the town.
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that among those killed were the Divisional Police Officer in the town, five other policemen and two policewomen.
The source said the police station was completely destroyed by the armed robbers who also set free all detainees in the detention facility. The car, believed to have been snatched from its owner, was later abandoned around Kizito College, Isanlu.
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