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. Continue..
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
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