Four people were killed while several others sustained serious injuries following a bomb attack on a community radio station, TAO FM, in Okene, Adavi local government area of Kogi state.
The radio station, which broadcasts mostly in the Ebira language, is known for its radical stance on the political analysis of the people of Ebira land, Premium Times reports.
According to witnesses, the bomb exploded at the radio station, operating on 101.5 frequency, at about 7pm on April 27, Monday.
“The attack on Ta’o FM started at about 7pm when we began to hear series of gun shots and everyone began to scamper to safety before the blast went off. After the explosion everything became quiet. It was later that we heard that four persons within the FM station got killed and several others were injured. I saw many injured people being helped to the hospital by volunteers, most of them were soaked with blood”, said Medinatu Ajayi, a resident of Kuroko.
Vanguard reports that those killed were mainly security personnel, who might have confronted the assailants as they were trying to deliver their deadly goods.Confirming the incident, Shola Collins, the state police public relations officer, said that police detectives had already been mobilized to the scene of the incident.
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