The Police in Lagos State have foiled an attack in the state following the discovery of Improvised Explosive Device, IED.
Sources close to the Lagos State Police Command revealed that the Police detonated the lethal weapon.
A communication made available to journalists, disclosed that the device was found by a Police Officer while he was on his way along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja.
According to the information, the discovery was said to have been reported at EOD-CBRN Base at Ikeja.
The report says the officer sighted an unregistered white Corolla car 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.
In response to the claim, the Commissioner of Police said, “A team of EOD-CBRN from the Base was quickly mobilised to the scene to identify the object and render same safe, it confirmed to be IED, on arrival it was discovered to be IED.
He informed further, “Subsequently the area was cordoned off SOP adopted IED rendered safe. Thereafter, taken to a safe distance for detonation.”
The Police says the residual of the IED collected for further analysis and investigation.
