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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>There was anxiety in parts of Lokoja, Kogi State on Tuesday following a loud explosion heard on the premises housing the office of the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST gathered the incident occurred early hours of Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Efforts by our correspondent to reach the Kogi State Police Command failed as the command\u2019s spokesman, Williams Ovye Aya could not take his calls and failed to respond to text messages forwarded to him.<\/p>\n

There have been several incidents of bomb blasts in the state.<\/p>\n

Recall that on June 3, a bomb blast in the Idoji area of Okene Local Government Area of the state killed a resident and injured others.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. There was anxiety in parts of Lokoja, Kogi State on Tuesday following a loud explosion heard on the premises housing the office of the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade. DAILY POST gathered the incident occurred early hours of Tuesday. 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