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Police foil attempt to bomb 3rd mainland bridge
Unknown to many, the Nigerian police has saved the lives of countless number of people in Lagos State, and forestalled the disruption of economic activities in the state.
Incoming reports suggests that the police may have thwarted an attempt by a Militant group, operating from the creeks of Ikorodu and Arepo areas of Lagos and Ogun States, to blow up the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
According to sources, the police were able to intercept dynamites and detonators which the militants were supposed to use to carry out the foiled attack.
The Third Mainland Bridge constructed by the military administration of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida is one of the longest bridge on the African continent, and a major transit corridor connecting the Island and mainland areas of Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria.
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Reports say policemen who were acting on a tip-off were able to thwart the move by the militant group and the gang leader who is an expert in explosives, identified as Abiodun Amos was arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, led by Abba Kyari, who trailed him to a river bank at the Majidu area of Ikorodu, Lagos.
Ak47 rifles, hidden in a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag, and explosives were found in the possession of the suspect at the time of his arrest.
Reports say the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris ordered his men to fish out the militants after the National Security Adviser (NSA) passed a message to his office indicating that the group was at its final stage of carrying out an attack on the Third Mainland Bridge.
The arrested suspect it was gathered had stated that his group opted to blow up the bridge to get government’s attention, to offer them amnesty.
He said they had been engaged in pippline vandalism, but their criminal means of livelihood had been blocked due to the heavy presense of soldiers and policemen in the creeks.
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Roland Uchendu Pele
December 29, 2016 at 8:23 am
Ikorodun also has militant groups? What is their motivation, please? Why are humans growing in love with terrorism by the day!!
Amaka Okoro
December 30, 2016 at 1:36 am
That shows you that the world is coming to an end
Animashaun Ayodeji
December 29, 2016 at 9:28 am
This is why Lagos is always different from other states, the state’s forces are committed and dedicated to doing their jobs. Kudos!
Johnson Amadi
December 29, 2016 at 9:43 am
I find it funny when they say, there are militants in Ikorodu. These people are not militants, they are criminals. There’s no militant in Lagos
JOHNSON PETER
December 29, 2016 at 10:42 am
Lagos does not entertain rubbish. Ambode himself is working , owoseni , the commissioner of police in Lagos is not sleeping while the RRS police are always on guard. So Lagos is a safe place. No militants or insurgents can wreck havoc in Lagos. Thanks to the police for foiling that heinous attempt to bomb down a whole third mainland bridge.
yanju omotodun
December 29, 2016 at 10:48 am
Arrant rubbish. So all the kidnaps in Lagos to the extent that SARS policemen were kidnapped in that same Lagos , what was Ambode and Owoseni looking then.
They were just fortunate to stop the plans of the culprits and mind you they were not militants nor terrorists.
seyi jelili
December 29, 2016 at 10:57 am
But if they had succeeded in bringing down third mainland bridge , Lagos would have been in a total commotion . third mainland bridge is the 3rd largest bridge in west Africa and serves as route of the commercial city of Lagos. It was God who intervened because He knew the consequence of it.
Emmanuel Alayegbami
December 29, 2016 at 11:01 am
That’s just the pure truth. It was God who intervened.
Third mainland bridge can’t fall like the London bridge falling down in our nursery rhymes in school those days. Lol
Balarabe musa
December 29, 2016 at 11:08 am
I urge the governor and the commissioner of police to please station more policemen especially the SARS and RRS on our major roads especially in ikorodu, epe and ajah. We need to be alert at all time to avert evil plans or attack in Lagos. Lagos is too special a state for terrorists or militants to have their ways there.
Amarachi Okoye
December 30, 2016 at 1:32 am
Yes ooooo because lives are more important. Our government should provide more security in this state of lagos