GUNMEN yesterday stormed a police station in Birniwa, Jigawa State, killing a girl and injuring an officer.

"The gunmen shot indiscriminately into the police station and engaged our men in a shootout, killing a teenage girl trying to flee and wounding a policeman.

"They threw an explosive into the police station but it did not detonate, which saved the police station from being destroyed, although its walls were riddled with bullets from the attack," state Police Commissioner, Hashimu Argungu, said.

He declared that investigation was ongoing and he could not yet say who was behind the attack.

Because of the incident, security was immediately beefed up in Dutse, the state capital and other towns.

Heavily-armed policemen were seen in strategic places, searching vehicles

Girl killed, officer injured as gunmen storm police station