Police operatives in Lagos State, on Wednesday, foiled an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in the Ikeja area of Lagos.
It was gathered that a young man in an unregistered white Corolla car, came down from the car and dropped a bag by the fence of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit, along the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way.
Immediately after dropping the bag, he entered the car and zoomed off.
A police officer who saw him, quickly reported the incident to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) base in Ikeja.
Following the report, a team of EOD-CBRN from the base was deployed to the scene. It was discovered to be an IED.
The IED has been taken to a safe distance for detonation, while the area was cordoned off
“At about 1600hrs, a police officer reported at EOD-CBRN Base at Ikeja that while he was on his way along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, he sighted an unregistered white Corolla car that parked on the main road close to the gate of PMF 23 Barracks Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja. And that a young man alighted from the car, carefully dropped a bag by the side of the Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit fence, returned into the car and zoomed off,” a situation report shared by the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said.
“Based on the report, a team of EOD-CBRN from the Base was quickly mobilized to the scene to identify the object and render same safe if confirmed to be IED on arrival.
“It was discovered to be IED. Subsequently, the area was cordoned off. SOP adopted IEA rendered safe and thereafter taken to a a safe distance for detonation accordingly.
“Meanwhile, the residual of the IED (was) collected for further analysis and investigation. Area is calm pls (sic).”
NewsNGR reports that the development is coming hours to the nationwide hunger protests scheduled for August 1-10, 2024.