The Nigerian Police Force, Western Ports Command yesterday sounded the alarm over possible threat from the Islamic sect, Boko Haram to bomb Lagos, and possibly target the nation’s seaports in Apapa.
Commissioner of Police in charge of the Western Ports Command, Mrs. Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison who stated this yesterday at the inauguration of the new executives of the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Apapa, Lagos, said based on intelligence report it received three....
months ago, the deadly Islamic sect could be planning to bomb Lagos and possibly target the seaports.
She said as part of measures put in place to check the threat, the Police has beefed up security within and around Lagos including the port environment.
She said the Police would remain alert and vigilant in ensuring that the violent sect does not hit the ports.
It would be recalled that at least four persons were confirmed dead when two explosions suspected to have emanated from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off near the Folawiyo Energy Depot along Creek Road, Apapa on June 25 this year.
Unconfirmed reports quoting witnesses at the scene of the explosion said the blast occurred after some persons suspected to be bombers set off the twin explosions.
In a video release in July, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, claimed responsibility for the two explosions, according to Agence-France Presse reports.
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