According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, the explosive device was found after a police officer reported that he saw a young man alight from an unregistered car and dropped a bag containing the explosive device by the side of the Nigerian customs federal operations unit fence in Ikeja, Lagos.
The statement read, “Foiled IED atta3k on ON 31/07/24: At about 1600HRS, a police officer reported at EOD-CBRN base at Ikeja that while he was on his way along Mobolaji Bank Anthony way, Ikeja, he sighted an unregistered white corolla car that parked on the main road close to the gate of PMF 23 BARRACKS MOBOLAJI BANK ANTHONY WAY IKEJA and that a young man alighted from the car carefully dropped a bag by the side of the Nigeria customs service federal operations unit fence, returned into the vehicle and zoomed off.
It’s pertinent to state that the intentions of the criminally minded individuals, who acted like terrorists for planting the IEDs at that strategic location, were purely to destroy houses, facilties and innocent citizens who may transverse along the route where the items were recovered. It is not out of point, however, to be vigilant to detect such unusual packages or parcels in our vicinity to avert any ugly incidences.
Based on the report, a team of EOD-CBRN from the base was quickly mobilized to the scene to identify the object and render same safe if confirmed to be IED. On arrival, it was confirmed to be an IED.
Subsequently the area was cordoned off and SOP adopted the IED, rendered it safe and thereafter it was taken to a safe distance for deactivation. Meanwhile the residual of the IED was collected for further analysis and investigation as the area has been rendered calm.
