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LAGOS STATE POLICE COMMAND SWIFTLY NEUTRALISES THREAT TO SCHOOLS IN IKEJA AS CP OLOHUNDARE JIMOH PERSONALLY LEADS THE OPERATION, ORDERS FULL INVESTIGATION

The Lagos State Police Command has once again demonstrated its commitment to the protection of lives and property following a swift, intelligence-led response to a security threat directed at some prominent private schools in Ikeja. On Tuesday, 21st January, 2026, at about 16:00 hrs, the Human Resources Manager and the Chief Security Officer of both schools, situated within Ikeja, independently reported to Ikeja Divisional Headquarters that they received distress WhatsApp messages from the same unknown number.

(2) Upon receipt of the reports, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, immediately mobilised and personally led a team of police operatives, including a team of experts from the Command's Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN), the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), and other tactical teams, to the school premises for on-the-spot assessment and security reinforcement.

(3) A painstaking and comprehensive sweep of the entire school environment, including classrooms, administrative offices, halls, playgrounds, and surrounding premises, was conducted by the EOD-CBRN experts to rule out the presence of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) or any other dangerous or suspicious materials. The operation yielded no explosive or hazardous device, and the schools were consequently declared safe for continued academic and administrative activities.

(4) The Commissioner of Police has directed that the investigation be intensified to trace, identify, and apprehend the sender(s) of the threat message with a view to bringing them to justice in accordance with the law. While combined teams of police personnel have been strategically deployed on a permanent basis to the affected schools to ensure round-the-clock safety of students, staff, and school facilities.

(5) The Lagos State Police Command assures parents, guardians, school authorities, and the general public that the Command remains proactive, responsive, and fully committed to maintaining peace, safety, and public order across the State. Members of the public are enjoined to remain calm, vigilant, and continue with their lawful activities, while promptly reporting any suspicious activity or security concern to the nearest police station or through emergency numbers: 07061019374, 08065154338, 08063299264, 08039344870 and 09168630929.

SP ABIMBOLA ADEBISI, anipr, mipra,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
LAGOS STATE COMMAND, IKEJA.

22ND JANUARY, 2026

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The statement below is being sent to parents.

Eh!
What can't we see in this our dear country!!
That'd be some aggrieved teenagers misusing social media to scare the h*ll out of a whole school community!
Wow!
Just wow!!
That ejihot should be tied head in a bag of angry honey bees when he/she is caught.

One and only Allah is the greatest.

Madridguy, no smoke without 🔥📌💯. Hope you don arrange your bag for Cotonou IDP 🤷🏿.

Let's be safe out there.

God!!!

What is Nigeria turning into?

Hmmm, I hope they had functional equipment for the sweep of the affected school (s) for any explosives

naptu2:
Lagos State Police Command @LagosPoliceNG




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The statement below is being sent to parents.

This is totally unacceptable either as a hoax or as real threats!

It should be easy to pick up those who digitally sent the "criminal threats" to those schools for swift procecution in any court of law.

Nawa o. Whats really happening in this country!

Allahu Akbar. Allah the greatest.

is is totally unacceptable either as a hoax or as real threats!

It should be easy to pick up those who digitally sent the "criminal threats" to those schools for swift procecution in any court of law

Orlandoo:
Allahu Akbar. Allah the greatest.

So you are declaring yourself a terrorist supporter at this IP address you are using?

Ghen Ghen

Boko Haram in Lagos ke

Its totally unacceptable either as a hoax or as real threats!

It should be easy to pick up those who digitally sent the "criminal threats" to those schools for swift procecution in any court of law

Dem their god is the greatest people

They have no mechnism to investigate jack

Nawa oo . Dem wan cause casals.

Jakumo:
So you are declaring yourself a terrorist supporter at this IP address you are using?

So saying Allah is the greatest means I'm a terrorist abi?

What were the contents of the threatening messages?

Hope the school didn't sack any teacher recently

Urgent1Million:
Eh!
What can't we see in this our dear country!!
That'd be some aggrieved teenagers misusing social media to scare the h*ll out of a whole school community!
Wow!
Just wow!!
That ejihot should be tied head in a bag of angry honey bees when he/she is caught.

may be land grabbers as well

Upon receipt of the reports, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, immediately mobilised and personally led a team of police operatives, including a team of experts from the Command's Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN), the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), and other tactical teams, to the school premises for on-the-spot assessment and security reinforcement.

Showing this level of force because they know it's a secondary school and likely to be false alarm. And of cause being a rich private school has it's perks. I wish they will show the same commitment to cases of robbery, kidnaps and less privileged citizens

Can't they tell us what was written in the threats

Most of the big schools in Lagos closed early yesterday because of this.

While it may be a hoax, Nigeria is so unsafe that the possibility of a bomb threat is real. Parents who sent their kids to boarding schools outside Lagos are now worried, especially when the area the school is, they don't have anyone close by to grab the kid should any security alert happen.

Gone are the days when Unity Schools will send you to an area far from your location, in order to encourage you to learn about other Nigerian tribes.

KingAzubuike:
One and only Allah is the greatest.

, after Donald Trump gave allah run last time

Orlandoo:
So saying Allah is the greatest means I'm a terrorist abi?

Context is everything, sir. We are talking about a specific threat of violence against schools, which are known to be targets of Islamist terrorists whose name "Boko Haram" means "Western education is forbidden". As you are well aware, many schools have been attacked in various parts of Nigeria over the past few years, with students kidnapped, some of who remain missing to this day.

Now, bearing in mind that this discussion topic is about a threat made to schools in Lagos, your joining the discussion only to shout the same UNIVERSAL battle cry that Islamist terror gangs scream when they attack innocent people WORLDWIDE, suggest that you are indeed a supporter of Boko Haram and a believer that Western education is forbidden, meaning that you support Islamist terror.

I stand by my words that I perceive you to be terrorist sympathizer, or possibly even an active terrorist operative, because of the reasons I have cited here. If you are not a terrorist operative or sympathizer, then you MUST keep your battle cry to the section of this forum devoted to people who think like you do, so that you are not mistaken as a terrorist, and possibly even geo-located for sanctions by US military analysts.

Onegai:
Most of the big schools in Lagos closed early yesterday because of this.

While it may be a hoax, Nigeria is so unsafe that the possibility of a bomb threat is real. Parents who sent their kids to boarding schools outside Lagos are now worried, especially when the area the school is, they don't have anyone close by to grab the kid should any security alert happen.

Gone are the days when Unity Schools will send you to an area far from your location, in order to encourage you to learn about other Nigerian tribes.

So, how do parents of children in Hillcrest, Jos and Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja cope?

The august visitors are welcomed in eko. D monster d fallen demons made in connival wit sahara desert has come home to roost

YoshihideSuga:
So, how do parents of children in Hillcrest, Jos and Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja cope?

Loyola is reasonably safe. Because, if you haven't noticed, these terrorists and bandits don't attack anyone of importance, including their immediate family members. Their targets are always the Middle class, not the elites or 1%.

If they were truly not working with people in the govt, they would have attacked Ikoyi by now and flee via the waterways.

Even this bomb threat was taken far more serious than if they had threatened to bomb FGC Ilorin. Because Grange is not for the poor.