Bomb scare in Lagos on eve of nationwide protest

Bomb scare in Lagos on eve of nationwide protest

DAILY TRUST

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was discovered at the fence of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service on Bank Anthony way, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday.

The object was discovered on the eve of the planned nationwide protest against the hardship in the land.

The 10 days protest would start from August 1 to and end August 10 2024, according to the organisers.

Our Correspondent gathered that the IED was allegedly dropped by a yet to identified person who drove to the spot in a car and zoomed off immediately after the action.

It was also gathered that the suspects was first sighted by a police officer attached to the Explosive Ordinance Depot (EOD)  Base in Ikeja.

A police source said the officer saw a man in an unregistered Toyota Corolla car parked close to the entrance of the PMF 23 barracks along Mobolaji Bank Anthony way, Ikeja.

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