Disbelief As Police Allege Lagos Bomb Attack Ahead Of Protest

Within hours to the planned nationwide protest against hunger, the Lagos State Police Command anti-bomb squad said it successfully deactivated a bomb in the Ikeja area of the state.

The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to PUNCH Online on Wednesday.

He said that the improvised bomb device, which was wrapped in a bag, was dropped by the roadside from an unregistered vehicle along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way.

GWG.ng reports this incident is happening just hours to the planned nationwide protest against hunger in Nigeria.

Reactions gathered by GWG.ng showed disbelief and an unwavering resolve to embark on the August 1-10 protest, despite the bomb scare. See some reactions below:

@RealQue commented, “The Nigerian Police Force @PoliceNG will plan the death of their own officer just to discredit the protest & tag them as being violent.

But like always we’ll unravel the fact and shame them bcs we’re smarter, & more tech savvy than them BOOKMARK THIS! They’re ready & relentless. 

@FS Yusuf said, “If una like make una deactivate Atomic Bomb. Liars.”

@flourish007- said, “Tales by moonlight

 Story story oooo.”

 (Yagba) @OL said, “Nigerian police go whine you but no panic.”

 @ayo_omoajao wrote, “All this tactics won’t help, this is 2024 and we can’t all be dumb.”

@SaintVawulence said, “Just like Fashiola found a camera as evidence at the toll gate days after the incident happened.”

 @JobGwatana reacted, “Liars they’re doing everything possible for the protest not to hold in Lagos, but protest must take place tomorrow.”

 @Jerrycaffe reacted, “Wow our police is so active for them to have seen a bomb wrapped within a nylon along moolaji bank Anthony way and then quickly go there to deactivate it…. Nigerian police is working.”

Emily Osejele N G said, “Africa magic script be this.”

GWG.ng reports that this incident coincides with the murder of Aribemchukwu, the daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, in her residence at highbrow Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, with reports indicating that her body was discovered outside the gate of her home. 

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