Police uncover plans by Boko Haram to Bomb Abuja transport service!

Here is a Police press statement signed by
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Frank
Mba...

Credible intelligence reports at the
disposal of the Nigeria Police indicate
that terrorists have perfected plot to
carry out attacks on the Abuja transport
sector. 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. The Police High Command
therefore, while ordering FCT
Commissioner of Police in particular
and other CPs in adjoining States to
beef-up security at major parks around
Abuja and its environs, enjoins 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.
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Meanwhile, the Police Authorities
enjoin citizens not to panic as the
Security Forces are working round the
clock to neutralize and effectively deal
with the threat.
As part of additional efforts at
forestalling the attacks and
strengthening security around the
transport sector, the Police High
Command has called on the
management of Motor-parks to ensure
that travelers and workers’ safety comes
first. It charges them to constantly
conduct regular and routine scanning of
their environments while insisting on
carrying out a thorough search on
passengers and their bags as well as
vehicles entering and leaving their
parks. It also advises that such searches
must have the active participation of
the passengers involved and warns that
any item or luggage unaccompanied by
any passenger must be rejected outright
and should not be allowed into the
vehicle. Passengers are also enjoined to
be on the lookout for any passenger,
who might come in with luggage but
will attempt to disembark without such
luggage.
While operators of motor parks are
strongly advised to discourage overnight
parking of vehicles at motor parks,
particularly by unknown persons, the
Police authorities further advise motor
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.
In addition the Police High Command
advises that 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.
Meanwhile, the Police can be reached
on the following hot lines: FCT Police
Control Room - 07057337653, Force
Intelligence Bureau Operations Room -
08139379245, 08075650624 and National
Emergency Line -112.