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There
was confusion on Thursday on the island of Lagos, following the alarm
by some members of the public that somebody had planted explosives in
one of the markets.
Traders around Tinubu Market and Tom Jones Street were alerted to
some bags suspected to contain explosives and planted close to the
Central Mosque in the area.
The timely arrival of policemen from Area A police command and Ebutte
Ero divisional police station doused the tension, as the area was
immediately cordoned off and men of the Anti-Bomb unit were invited.
The news of the explosion instantly spread like wild fire and traders had to swiftly relocatefrom the scene of the discovery.
Atrader at Idumota, who simply identified herself as Mummy Tope,
while speaking with the Nigerian Tribune, stated that the news of the
explosive really affeected traders around Idumota market.
She said: “when I got to the market, I saw that some places were
deserted and I was told that some people had planted bomb in the area.
I believed when I saw policemen there.”
She added that “ the thing really affected business around that area
as people were scared to move close to that area and the police also
prevented people from passing through that area
The image maker in charge of the state police command, Ngozi Braide,
while speaking on the incident, commended the people for their
vigilance but denied that it was explosives.
She noted that men of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal of the Nigeria
Police were quickly drafted to the scene, adding that it was
discovered that no bomb was planted in the area.
Braide stated that the adhesive fell from somebody and that people
who did not know what it was meant for raised the alarm, leading to bomb
scare among many people.