BREAKING: Foiled Bomb Attack Reported in Lagos on Eve of Nationwide Protest, Police Take Action
- Concerns have continued to rise over the planned hardship protest that will be held in the 36 states of the federation on August 1
- The federal government led by President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians and the organisers of the demonstration to shelve the planned protest, citing potential hijack by some criminal elements
- In a new development, the Lagos state police command averted a potential danger on Wednesday evening as it reported that their anti-bomb squad neutralised an explosive device (IED)
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Amid concerns over the planned nationwide protest, the Lagos state police command anti-bomb squad on Wednesday, July 31, disclosed that it deactivated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Ikeja area of the state.
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Protest: Lagos police detonate explosive device
The state police public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to The Punch on Wednesday evening.
Hundeyin said the device, which was wrapped in a bag, was dropped by the roadside from an unregistered vehicle along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way.
AIT Live reported that a white Corolla was seen parked near the gate of the Police Mobile Force (PMF 23) Barracks along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja.
A young man exited the car, dropped a bag by the fence of the Nigerian Customs Service Federal Operations Unit, returned to the vehicle, and quickly drove away
According to the commissioner of police EOD- CBRN, the act got the attention of the security operatives from the base who quickly mobilised to the area, identified the content to be an improvised device and subsequently cordoned off to detonate the device accordingly.
Legit.ng reports that various groups in the country are planning to stage a nationwide protest from August 1 to August 10 against President Bola Tinubu’s government over economic hardship.
Tinubu, however, urged Nigerians and promoters of the nationwide protests to shelve their plans in the interest of the nation.
Read more on planned nationwide protest
- Thugs threaten Lagos residents against joining planned hunger protest
- IGP gives intending protesters condition to allow nationwide protest against hardship
- Anxiety as police deploy 4,200 officers, bomb squad ahead of planned protest in Abuja
Protest: Police occupy Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that heavily armed police personnel, on Wednesday, July 31, took over the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area in Lagos.
Security agents in police patrol vehicles were seen keeping watch on the potential protest ground in an apparent show of force.
It is understood that the show of force on the eve of the demonstrations was to create awareness among Lagosians on the readiness of security personnel toward the planned protest.
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