Nigeria, July 2 -- Security operatives on Wednesday night repelled another attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, killing one of the assailants during a gun battle, officials have said.

The attack occurred at about 11 p.m. when some gunmen attempted to breach the institute's outer security perimeter, security sources told PREMIUM TIMES.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the institute's head of public affairs, Osime Samuel, said the attackers exchanged gunfire with security personnel until they were forced to retreat following what he described as a swift and coordinated response by security forces.

"One of the assailants was neutralised during the encounter, while others fled, s...