Alert: Police Uncover Plans To Attack Abuja Transport Service, IGP Orders Intensive Surveillance
Burnt-out buses after an attack at a bus station packed with morning commuters in Abuja, 14 April
The Nigeria Police reports about a possible attack on the Abuja transport sector, orders to tighten safety measures in motor parks.
The Nigeria Police claims that there are reasonable grounds to believe that terrorists are preparing series of deadly attacks on the Abuja transport service. The attacks are alleged to be carried out through suicide bombings, or through the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in luggage, bags, cans, and other receptacles.
Due to this, Abuja residents were asked to stay calm, vigilant and report any suspicious persons, objects, movements or activities to the Security Forces without delay. The Police High Command ordered FCT Commissioner of Police and other CPs in adjoining States to strengthen security measures at major parks around Abuja and its environs.
The Police Authorities assured that Security Forces are alerted and doing everything possible to detect and neutralize the threat. To ensure travelers and workers’ safety, the management of motor-parks were ordered
to constantly conduct regular and routine scanning of their environments, carry out a thorough search on passengers and their bags as well as vehicles entering and leaving their parks.
The following precautionary measures were strongly advised:
- Any item or luggage unaccompanied by any passenger must be rejected outright and should not be allowed into the vehicle;
- Passengers should report for any passenger, who might come in with luggage but will attempt to exit without it;
- Overnight parking of vehicles at motor parks, particularly by unknown persons should not be allowed;
- Random parking of private cars, tricycles and motorcycles at the motor parks surroundings should not be allowed in order to reduce congestion at the parks;
- The general public should monitor their environments as the terrorists may likely shift attention having known that their plots have been uncovered.
