Showing posts with label Bomb in Ikeja. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bomb in Ikeja. Show all posts

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Panic in Lagos over Bomb in Ikeja


Commissioner of Police Lagos State Police Command Yakubu Alkali

There was panic in Lagos Friday evening over suspicion that an explosive had been planted in a building in the Ikeja area of the state.

The bomb was allegedly planted in Awolowo House on Obafemi Awolowo Road, Ikeja.

It is located close to the bridge in Ikeja.

The building was immediately evacuated, with the vicinity cordoned off. Pedestrians and motorists were told to make use of alternative routes.

But the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Jaiyeola Joseph, said there was nothing to worry about.

Joseph said that the rumour started after a man dropped a carton around the building and left.

He said some people raised the alarm that it must be a bomb, hence the panic.

The Police Bomb Disposal Squad was immediately despatched to the scene.

Nothing deadly was found, Joseph told Eagle Online.

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