The deadly Islamist group Boko Haram is planning to attack Lagos with commerically strategic Apapa seaport as it primary target, Commissioner of Police in charge of the Western Ports Command, Mrs Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison, has said.
According to cop, intelligence report received three months ago has given this indication and the police are not taking it lightly.
Ibifuro-Harrison spoke at the inauguration of new executives of the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Apapa, Lagos.
“We are not taking the threat lightly at all and we encourage all stakeholders who visit the port to keep their eyes and ears open in case of the activity of the sect,” said Ibifuro-Harisson who was represented by the Assistant Commissioner in charge of administration, Salem Machree.
The commissioner said that the police had taken measures that any such attempt would be crushed decisively.
He said that as part of measures to check the threat, the Police had beefed up security within and around Lagos including the port environment.
She added that the Police would remain alert and vigilant at ensuring that the violent sect did not hit the ports.
Earlier in the year two explosions believed to have been bombs rocked Apapa port. Although police dismissed as an accident, there were reports that they were indeed IEDs aand that four persons died from the incident.
AFP report quoting witnesses at the scene of the explosion said the blast occurred after some persons suspected to be bombers set off the twin explosions.
