The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has said it was responsible for an attack on a police station in Kogi state that killed at least three officers.
The terrorists disclosed this in a statement shared on Telegram, said “soldiers of the caliphate attacked a police station, according yi the Voice of America.
A police station in Adavi LGA of the state was attacked in the early hours of Saturday, killing three officers.
The police commissioner in the state, Edward Egbuka, had described the incident as a “surprise attack”.
ISWAP added that five people were killed in the raid.
The group had also claimed responsibility for an explosion that killed six people in a market in Taraba on Tuesday.