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The scene yesterday |
There was confusion on Thursday on the island of Lagos, following the
alarm by some members of the public that somebody had planted explosives
in one of the markets.
Traders around Tinubu Market and Tom Jones Street were alerted to some
bags suspected to contain explosives and planted close to the Central
Mosque in the area.
The timely arrival of policemen from Area A police command and Ebutte
Ero divisional police station doused the tension, as the area was immediately
cordoned off and men of the Anti-Bomb unit were invited.
The news of the explosion instantly spread like wild fire and traders
had to swiftly relocatefrom the scene of the discovery.
A trader at Idumota, who simply identified herself as Mummy Tope, while
speaking yesterday, stated that the news of the explosive really affected
traders around Idumota market.
She said: “when I got to the market, I saw that some places were deserted
and I was told that some people had planted bomb in the area. I
believed when I saw policemen there.”
She added that “ the thing really affected business around that area as
people were scared to move close to that area and the police also prevented
people from passing through that area
The image maker in charge of the state police command, Ngozi
Braide, while speaking on the incident, commended the people for their
vigilance but denied that it was explosives.
She noted that men of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal of the Nigeria
Police were quickly drafted to the scene, adding that it was
discovered that no bomb was planted in the area.
Braide stated that the adhesive fell from somebody and that people who
did not know what it was meant for raised the alarm, leading to bomb scare
among many people.
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All d south will soon be bombed by boko haram,so lagosians are afraid stupid people.ALI MUSA
ReplyDeleteAli musa hv mercy for ur self,ar u nt tired of all dis nonsense u ar sayin,retink plsssssss
ReplyDeletePls I beg all of we Lagosians dat if we hear or see any tin like bonb in any part of Lagos state, we shouldn't spare any ausa. We should make sured dat we kill nd burn all ausas in d state, nd non of them should escape... All APC members ar already waiting nd we d youths are also ready for d wayward animals called "ausa". Yusuf Olaunle.
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