Three killed as explosion rocks Kogi ahead of Buhari’s state visit

Three persons have been killed following an explosion in the Okene area of Kogi State.

It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday morning at the Oyinoyi’s Palace in Okenne Local Government Area of the state, Channels TV is reporting.

This is coming few hours to the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission some projects in the North-Central state.

As at the time of filing this report, police operatives of the Anti-Bomb Unit were at the scene of the incident.

It is however not clear if the explosion was as a result of a bomb being detonated or a target attack at the President.