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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Gunmen have reportedly attacked Okuta Elerinla Police Station in Akure, Ondo State capital, killing a police officer, identified as Temenu Boluwaji, in the process.
The gunmen, according to reports, invaded the police station in the early hours of Monday.
The Ondo State Police Command spokesperson, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said that the deceased was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout with the gunmen.
“Policemen who were alert and alive to their duty repelled them accordingly and the miscreants were unable to gain entrance into the station,” Odunlami said.
She said an investigation had commenced into the attack.