Men of the Nigeria Police
Members
of the public have been warned to be careful as plans by Boko Haram to
bomb some soft target places in Abuja have been uncovered. The Police have said the plot by Boko Haram to bomb the Federal Capital Territory and six other states is real.
This was made public by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Sadiq
Bello, who said the Police would work with other security agencies to
ensure that the threat is not actualised.
The alarm comes just a week after the United States and the United
Kingdom missions in Nigeria had warned of possible attacks on soft
targets in FCT, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, and Yobe states
by Boko Haram insurgents.
They warned Americans and Britons in Nigeria to avoid crowded
places, including shopping malls, gardens and hotels which could be
targeted by the terrorists.
Following the warning, the Inspector-General of Police directed
Commissioners of Police, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and
personnel in the states to be on red alert.
The IG also directed the CPs in the states to hold stakeholders’
meetings with the people in order to proffer possible ways of tackling
the threat.
Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum on Thursday in Abuja, Bello
said that security agencies were working hard to thwart the Boko Haram
plot, adding that various strategies were being executed to keep the
states safe from terrorists’ attacks.
The CP said, “The threat to attack the city is real; however,
we want to assure members of the public that we are working in
collaboration with other sister security agencies to ensure that we all
enjoy a peaceful Yuletide.”
He added, “We are doing a lot, but we don’t want to mention the strategy so that the men of the underworld don’t take advantage of it.
“We are doing a lot, especially with our sister security
agencies. We have already mapped out strategies and we have already
commenced that.
“It may involve massive raids, massive visibility policing,
vigorous stop-and-search and we would also embark on intelligence
gathering.”
Bello also urged members of the public to volunteer useful
information that could assist the security agencies to prevent the
attack.
He said, “Police work is not magic, we depend on members of the
public to make contribution and that is why we are urging members of
the public to come up with useful information that would help us nip
crimes in the bud.
“If they see people of questionable character and suspicious
movement, they should come to us quickly because we want to take
necessary measures to prevent the actualisation of the threat,” the commissioner added.
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