22-05-2012

Following Monday’s aborted attack on Radio House and speculations of another suicide mission on Louis Edet House in Abuja, the Force Headquarter has enjoined citizens to continue to remain alert and work closely with security operatives to stem such ugly incidents.

The suspect, one John Akpabu from Nasarawa State, had in his possession at the time of arrest a bag containing 37 rounds of live ammunition and canisters suspected to be grenades.

The building houses the headquarters of the Federal Radio Corporation, the Federal Ministry of Information and the National Press Centre.

Another suspect named Abdulsalam Salihu was arrested by policemen for wandering in front of the Force Headquarters. Police said broken pieces of bottle, five ATM cards and a vehicle number plate were found on him.

Ministers of Justice, Bello Adoke; Aviation, Stella Oduah; and Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, were at the time of the incident briefing journalists at the National Press Centre on the activities of their ministries in the past one year. The briefing was to mark the first anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

While confirming that investigations had commenced into the aborted attack on Radio House, the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba said the incident around the Force Headquarters could not be strictly described as another suicide mission.

The Deputy Force PRO, however, said the suspect arrested in the Radio House incident was already being interrogated.

That was Deputy Force PRO, Mr. Frank Mba speaking with Radio Nigeria on attempted bomb attack in Abuja.

Though the ministerial briefing at the Radio House went on uninterrupted on Monday, the incident created fear in many people on the premises.

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