Plateau: NIPSS under attack, two soldiers, one policeman killed

From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
Nigeria’s elite think-tank institution, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, Plateau state, came under attack on Monday as armed men invaded the institution, killing three security operatives.
The victims were two soldiers and one police officer.
Our correspondent gathered that the attackers stormed the institute at about 11:40 p.m. and and shot sporadically, leading to a fierce exchange of gunfire with security personnel attached to the institution.
A staff member of the institute, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he’s not authorised to speak, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday.
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