Bomb scare rocks Abuja, Niger

Another bomb scare rocked the nation’s capital, Abuja, yesterday leaving civil servants to run for their dear lives.

The scare, which took place around 12 noon, sent fears down the spine of residents working in and around the Federal Ministry of Justice. 

Earlier information said the news first came from the Bayelsa House, which houses a guest house and a liaison office that militants had planted bombs in the building owned by Bayelsa government. President Goodluck Jonathan hails from the state.

Another rumour said the bombs were planted in the Federal Ministry of Justice, which forced civil servants to abandon their duty posts.

The conflicting information led the Police wondering its source.

After combing the two buildings, no explosives were found.

The Abuja Police spokesman Moshood Jimoh, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the source of the information would be probed.

He urged residents to go about their normal duties as the situation was under control.

Jimoh said the Federal Government would not accept a situation where some unpatriotic citizens will be causing panic or raising a false alarm without any cause.

“As soon as we got the information on radio from the Area Comamnder, our men moved in swiftly to cordon the area and to restore sanity,” Jimoh told reporters.

A similar incident took place at the Federal Secretariat last year.

There was bomb scare also in Kuta at Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu’s rally yesterday. There was stampede at Sarkin Pawa in Munya Local Government Area. But it turned out to be a hoax.

Eyewitnesses said the alarm was raised  immediately after former Deputy Governor Shem Nuhu addressed the crowd.