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As Boko Haram plots fresh suicide attacks
Abuja under security blanket Emmanuel Onani and Joe Obende
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he nationa’s capital, Abuja, came under heavy security cover yesterday following ‘credible intelligence’ received by security agencies that Boko Haram was planning to organise suicide bomb attacks on buses and parks in the city
and its suburbs. The Force Headquarters yesterday said it received ‘credible intelligence’ indicating a fresh plot by Boko Haram to launch another round of attacks on motor parks in Abuja and its environs. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Frank Mba, said the suspected terrorists
planned to hit their targets through suicide attacks or Improvised Explosive Devices concealed in luggage, bags, cans and other receptacles. Consequent upon these potent threats, the city came under security cover yesterday, as soldiers were seen conducting searches at some security points while patrol vehicles with officers
from the Guards Brigade provided round-the-clock surveillance on the city. New Telegraph on Sunday observed a traffic snarl on the ever-busy Abuja-Nyanya-Keffi expressway, with fortified military checks on both sides of the road. The threat is particularly disturbing, when viewed against the backdrop of the recent suicide bomb attack
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on EMAB Plaza in Wuse 2, where over 20 people were confirmed dead, including the Managing Editor (North) of New Telegraph, Mr. Suleiman Bisalla. This is notwithstanding the April 14 and May 1 deadly attacks that rocked a crowded park at Nyanya, a suburb of Abuja, with serious casualties in the trail. The Department of State
Security had recently warned that terrorists were planning to bomb fuel tankers in the city. Notwithstanding the fresh threat, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has asked Abuja residents to remain calm and vigilant. This is even as Abubakar CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
Poly lecturers SUSPEND 11-MONTH-OLD
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he umbrella body of lecturers in the nation’s polytechnics, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, yesterday, revealed the reasons behind its sudden decision to suspend its 11-monthold strike. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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