A yet to be ascertained number of persons have been reportedly killed in an attack on Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
A commercial motorcyclist popularly and the wife of a youth leader in the community were killed in the attack, according to Daily trust.
The okada rider was said to have been hit by a stray bullet while the woman was said to be looking for her husband when she was shot and died on the spot.
The attack reportedly started around 3.am on Thursday.
Also, the hoodlums were said to have set ablaze a family house in the town.
“I cannot tell you the number of the dead now. Two have been identified, an okada rider and a wife of a known youth in the town have been confirmed dead as a result of the early morning attack.
“The situation is still tense, but more dead bodies are sighted on the streets. No one can go out now,” Daily Trust quoted a local as saying.
Commamder Jerry Omadara (retd), the Security Adviser to the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, confirmed the incident in an interview with Daily Trust, but said he had yet to get the details.
“Someone just drew my attention to the incident. I am yet to get the details. I will get back to you shortly,” he said.
Meanwhile, the report from the area as at 9.30am indicated that some people were indoors while others had fled the town.