Plot to attack Lagos Averted

Police arrest two suspects
Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested
two suspected militants, who attempted to attack
Igando community, a suburb in the state.
Spokesperson for the command, Mr Dolapo
Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this
in Lagos, yesterday.
Badmos said that the suspects were nabbed on
Thursday and three guns and ammunition were
recovered from them.
She said that some residents of Igando alerted the
police of the attempted attack by the suspected
militants, who came in a boat through the
waterways.
“Immediately, the Commissioner of Police, Fatai
Owoseni, deployed his men to the area. Two
suspects were arrested with some weapons”, the
spokesperson said.
“The security of the area has been beefed up; the
command has begun investigation into the
attempted attack.
“The police will find out who they are, where they
came from and their mission.
“We advise members of the public in the area and
other parts of the state not to panic as the police
are on top of the situation.”