Three policemen killed in Nigeria, IS claims attack

Gunmen stormed a police station in central Nigeria’s Kogi state on Saturday, killing three officers, according to an official, with the Islamic State claiming credit and claiming a heavier toll.
According to state police spokesman William Ovye Aya, the terrorists assaulted the police station in Adavi town and engaged in a violent gunfight.
“The (police) Command lost three of its officers during the gun duel,” he said.
Aya said although the “hoodlums” escaped with gunshot wounds, efforts were underway “to apprehend and bring them to book.”
He urged residents to report anyone with bullet wounds to the police.

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed responsibility in a statement on Telegram.
“Soldiers of the Caliphate attacked a police station,” it said, adding that five people were killed in the raid.
Criminal gangs and jihadists have staged repeated attacks in Kogi, breaking into jails to free detained colleagues and other inmates.
In February, police foiled an attack by gunmen on a police station in the town of Okene, killing one of them.
According to prison officials, gunmen burst into a medium-security prison in Kabba last September, freeing more than 200 convicts.