Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The Kogi State police command has confirmed an explosion that rocked the administive office of Okehi local government area of the state.

The explosion was said to have occurred on Monday evening.

The public relations officer, SP William Aya told our Correspondent on Tuesday in Lokoja

It was gathered that unknown gunmen had stormed the Secretariat around 5 pm and planted explosion that ripped through the administrative block of the Secretariat.

However,Aya said officers have been deployed to the area to ascertain the extent of damages.

Also confirming the explosion,the state security Adviser Commander Jerry Omadara said that the incident have been traced to saboteurs who wanted to cause panic during the election to prevent people from coming out to vote

He said that adequate security personnel have been deployed to the area while normalcy have been restored to the area