Police: No bombs planted in Abuja

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba

The Nigeria Police Force has described as fake, the reports making the rounds that the nation’s capital, Abuja, was saturated with explosive bombs.

This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi.

Adejobi said: “It is surprising and disheartening to read in the news and on social media that bombs are being planted in every area of the FCT.

“It is unfortunate that the report is even coming from some individuals who are presumed to be peace ambassadors and patriotic agents of national unity.

“I don’t think it will do our country any good to continually spread such fearful rumours to further create more panic to citizens and residents of the FCT and Nigeria at large.

“FCT is safe and there is no imminent threat, neither is the FCT being saturated with bombs as speculated in the news.”

The police spokesperson further urged the residents of the country’s capital and Nigerians at large to disregard the reports, saying the news was purportedly sponsored to create fear in people and heat up the polity.

Adejobi said the police would continue to adopt all effective operational strategies to decimate the activities of non-state actors and other criminal elements in the country.

The Star