The Lagos State Police Command says it has prevented an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from going off in the Ikeja area of the state on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development on Wednesday evening.
The alleged IED, contained inside a bag, was reportedly dropped by the roadside between Customs and Police Barracks along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja.
The Police said an officer on patrol saw an unidentified man driving an unregistered Toyota Corolla vehicle coming down from the car and dropping the bag.
The Police said it has prevented a bomb attack in Lagos hours before nationwide protest, as its men saw the unidentified man dropped it.
Police said the improvised explosive device contained inside a bag was dropped by an unidentified man driving an unregistered Toyota Corolla car in Ikeja area of the state.
