Nigeria, Oct. 17 -- Two police operatives were killed on Saturday in Abia State when gunmen attacked a divisional police headquarters in Aba, the commercial hub of the South-eastern state.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the attackers invaded the police facility at about 2 a.m. on Saturday.

Residents told this newspaper that the hoodlums opened fire upon arrival at the station before throwing an improvised explosive devices into the facility which damaged some structures at the station.

They said the attackers also set a police van ablaze and destroyed a Toyota vehicle, a power generator and other valuables in the building.

The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the attack and the killings in a statement on Satu...