The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday discovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the fence of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service on Bank Anthony way, Ikeja, Lagos.
The Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin made this known while addressing journalists in a Whatsapp call late Wednesday.
The object was discovered on the eve of the planned nationwide hunger protest.
The incident happened around 4pm.
The 10 days protest would start from August 1 to and end 10 August 10, 2024, according to the organisers.
Hundeyi said the IED was allegedly dropped by a driver in an unregistered Toyota corolla who drove to the spot, dropped the bag and zoomed off immediately after the action.
It was also gathered that the suspects was first sighted by a police officer attached to the Explosive Ordnance Depot (EOD) Base in Ikeja.
Hundeyin, said the officer who sighted the suspect is attached to the Police Explosives Ordnance Depot (EOD) base in Ikeja.
The Lagos State Police boss said the suspected parked his unregistered Toyota Corolla car on the main road, close to the gate of PMF 23 barracks
“The officer sighted a young man alighted from the car and carefully dropped a bag by the side of FOU Zone A fence. The young man returned to his car and zoomed off.
“Based on the report, a team of EOD-CBRN experts from the base quickly mobilized to the scene to identify the object.
“On arrival it was confirmed that truly the item is an IED. Subsequently, the area was cordoned off and the IED Rendered safe and thereafter detonated accordingly. Meanwhile the residual of the IED was collected for further analysis and investigation” he added.
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