{"id":113547,"date":"2024-08-01T05:33:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T04:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113547"},"modified":"2024-08-01T05:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T04:33:21","slug":"police-deactivate-explosive-device-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-deactivate-explosive-device-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Police deactivate explosive device in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1806127813133001044\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Lagos State Police Command\u2019s Anti-Bomb Squad has deactivated an Improvised Explosive Device in the Ikeja area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said a vigilant police officer reported that a young man had alighted from a car and dropped a bag by the side of the Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit\u2019s fence, after which he returned to the vehicle and sped off.<\/p>\n<p>Hundeyin said the area was immediately cordoned off while IED experts were deployed to the spot, noting that the IED was taken to a safe distance where it was deactivated around 4 pm.\u201cA vigilant police officer reported a suspicious white Corolla car parked near the gate of PMF 23 Barracks, with a young man dropping a bag by the Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit fence before he zoomed off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the report, a team of EOD-CBRN personnel was quickly mobilised to the scene to identify the object and render it safe if confirmed to be an IED.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon arrival, the object was discovered to be an IED, and the area was subsequently cordoned off. Standard operating procedures were adopted and the IED was rendered safe, and taken to a safe distance for detonation,\u201d Hundeyin explained.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, assured the people that the area was calm\u00a0afterwards.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Police Command\u2019s Anti-Bomb Squad has deactivated an Improvised Explosive Device in the Ikeja area of the state. 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