Abuja Blasts: IGP Assures Residents Adequate Security

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has assured residents and the entire country not to panic as the Nigeria Police Force is prepared to do all within its reach to ensure adequate security of lives and property.

The IGP made gave the assurance on Saturday following the bomb blasts that occurred in Kuje and Nyanya areas in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Arase, however, said those that did these dastardly acts, did so in shame of cowardice, saying no matter their aim, Nigeria will not accommodate terrorists’ acts.

The Police High Command had ordered an immediate deployment of Police Explosives Ordinance Disposal Units to the scenes to prevent further destruction.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the bomb blasts were carried out by two suicide bombers; a male and a female.

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police had also ordered massive stop-and-search activities in and around the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The IGP urged Nigerians to be vigilant at all times and report any suspicious persons or objects to the nearest Police Station or any other security agencies for prompt interventions.