Police Uncover Plans By Terrorists To Attack Abuja Transport Service

Below is a Police press statement signed by
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Frank Mba...
Credible intelligence reports at the disposal
of the Nigeria Police indicate that terrorists
have perfected plot to carry out attacks on
the Abuja transport sector. The attacks
which are intended to cause panic amongst
Abuja residents and visitors alike are
planned to be perpetrated through suicide
bombings, or through the use of Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in
luggage, bags, cans, and other receptacles.
The Police High Command therefore, while
ordering FCT Commissioner of Police in
particular and other CPs in adjoining States
to beef-up security at major parks around
Abuja and its environs, enjoins the general
public, particularly those within and outside
the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to be
roundly vigilant and report any suspicious
persons, objects, movements or activities to
the Security Forces without delay.
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Meanwhile, the Police Authorities enjoin citizens
not to panic as the Security Forces are working
round the clock to neutralize and effectively deal
with the threat.
As part of additional efforts at forestalling the
attacks and strengthening security around the
transport sector, the Police High Command has
called on the management of Motor-parks to
ensure that travelers and workers’ safety comes
first. It charges them to constantly conduct
regular and routine scanning of their
environments while insisting on carrying out a
thorough search on passengers and their bags as
well as vehicles entering and leaving their parks.
It also advises that such searches must have
the active participation of the passengers
involved and warns that any item or luggage
unaccompanied by any passenger must be
rejected outright and should not be allowed into
the vehicle. Passengers are also enjoined to be
on the lookout for any passenger, who might
come in with luggage but will attempt to
disembark without such luggage.
While operators of motor parks are strongly
advised to discourage overnight parking of
vehicles at motor parks, particularly by unknown
persons, the Police authorities further advise
motor park workers to reduce congestion at the
parks by disallowing the indiscriminate parking
of private cars, tricycles and motorcycles at the
precincts of motor parks.
In addition the Police High Command advises
that the general public in other places outside
the motor parks should also monitor their
environments as the terrorists may likely shift
attention having known that their plots have
been uncovered.
Meanwhile, the Police can be reached on the
following hot lines: FCT Police Control Room -
07057337653, Force Intelligence Bureau
Operations Room - 08139379245, 08075650624
and National Emergency Line -112 .
ACP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA