Nigeria, May 25 -- The police have confirmed a terrorist attack on a police station and the palace of a traditional ruler in Yashikira, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the terrorists abducted 10 persons and set part of the palace ablaze in the incident.

The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, targeted the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the palace of the Emir of Yashikira simultaneously, according to the police.

In a statement issued on Monday, the state police command's spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the assault on the police facility "was successfully repelled" by officers on duty.

However, she said the assailants abducted 10 persons before fleeing to ...