The
Nigeria Police Force say it has “credible intelligence reports” indicating a
plot to carry out attacks on the Abuja transport sector by insurgents believed
to be the terrorist Boko Haram group. This is what he said..
“The attacks which are
intended to cause panic amongst Abuja residents and visitors alike are planned
to be perpetrated through suicide bombings, or through the use of Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in luggage, bags, cans, and other
receptacles, ” Force Public Relations Officer,
Frank Mba, said in a statement on Saturday. Mr. Mba, an assistant commissioner
of police, said the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered
the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory and his colleagues
in adjoining states to beef up security at major parks around Abuja and its
environs. The police urged the general public, “particularly those within and
outside the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to be roundly vigilant and report
any suspicious persons, objects, movements or activities to the Security Forces
without delay”. Motor parks operators were also strongly advised to discourage
overnight parking of vehicles at motor parks, particularly by unknown persons
while also urging park workers to reduce congestion at the parks “by
disallowing the indiscriminate parking of private cars, tricycles and
motorcycles at the precincts of motor parks”. The Police High Command advised
the “general public in other places outside the motor parks should also monitor
their environments as the terrorists may likely shift attention having known
that their plots have been uncovered” while also assuring citizens not to panic
as “security forces are working round the clock to neutralize and effectively
deal with the threat”. The nation’s capital has been hit by insurgents in
recent times with the most recent being the explosion at a Banex plaza shopping
complex in the Wuse district of the city, which left at least 21 people dead
and 52 others injured.
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