The Lagos State Police Command said its anti-bomb squad had discovered and deactivated an improvised explosive device in the state.
The bomb was discovered at one of the premises of the Nigerian Customs Service along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja.
The discovery comes on the eve of a planned nationwide protest against economic hardship, scheduled to take place from August 1 to August 10, 2024.
The police claimed that an unidentified person on Wednesday afternoon dropped an Improvised Explosive Device ( EID) near the custom’s fence and escaped.
The police spokesperson , Benjamin Hudeyin said, ” On 31/07/ 24 at about 16:00 hrs,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 Toyota car that parked on the main road close to the PMF 23 barracks and 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 and zoomed off
He added that ” Based on report, a team of EOD – CBRN from the base was quickly mobilized to the scene to identify the object and render the same safe if confirmed to be IED ”
According to the police spokesperson, “On arrival, it was discovered to be IED; subsequently, the area was cordoned off, SOP adopted, IED rendered safe and thereafter taken to a safe distance for detonation accordingly. ”
The police image maker also stated that, meanwhile , the residual of the IED is collected for further analysis and investigations
