Police Say Suspicious Abuja Box Not A Bomb

February 4, 2013 - 15:10 — siteadmin



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Frank Mba



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Tile "Bomb"

By SaharaReporters, New York

The Nigerian police headquarters in Abuja has reacted to news of discovery of explosives near the Nigeria Postal Service in Abuja today as a hoax.

Nigerian Police spokesperson, Frank Mba told SaharaReporters via telephone that the package was a box containing sand, and ceramic tiles abandoned near NIPOST.

He stated that  after the suspicious box was brought to the attention of the Nigerian police, the area was cordoned off, and the Police Bomb Squad called into the area at exactly 11:00 am Nigerian time only to find that the package was not a bomb.

However, he said the bomb squad approached the box with a bomb testing equipment that made a pop sound which had been commonly mistaken to be a controlled detonation of a bomb by members of the public.

Mr. Mba said the police appreciates the interest and alertness of the Nigerian public regarding matters of security asking residents of the area to go about their normal businesses.

the package was a box containing sand, and ceramic tiles