Five people have been confirmed dead at the Tao FM radio station in Kuroko, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The community radio station was bombed by some unknown gunmen at about 8pm on Monday.
An
eyewitness said that the bombers entered the premises of the radio
station pretending to come for commercial purpose and were allowed
access by the security guard.
He said after gaining access to
the building they headed straight to the operation room were they threw
the explosive inside the building, killing five people – the security
men and the Chief Engineer.
The Kogi State Commissioner of
Police, Mr Ogunjemilusi, who confirmed the incident, however said that
he could not confirm the number of casualties at the time.
He stated that there was dynamite explosion on the part of the building housing the station.
He added that security had been beefed up in the area while investigation was on going.
The
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the station, Dr. Tom Adaba and
the Kogi State Commissioner of Information, Zainab Suleiman, have also
confirmed the bombing.
Credit: Channels
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