midst fears arising from the threat by terrorists of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) to attack Lagos and some other major cities across the country, the state’s police command has allayed the concerns of residents, IgbereTV reports
Ben Hundeyin, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, made this clarification, on Monday, during an interview on Arise TV, monitored by IgbereTV.
Last week, there was a leaked memo from the headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, which alerted state commands to the planned attacks.
Following the alert, security was on Tuesday beefed up in Abuja to forestall a possible attack by ISWAP and Boko Haram.
On Sunday, the elite Presidential Guards Brigade was attacked by gunmen along the Bwari-Kubwa road where a captain, lieutenant and six soldiers reportedly lost their lives.
To foil the planned attack by ISWAP, the Nigeria Army and the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday deployed troops and policemen in strategic locations across the FCT.
In his statement during the interview, Hundeyin urged Lagosians to continue their businesses while noting “the threat level is not alarming
