Police Deny Reports Of Planned Attack By Boko Haram On Lagos Seaports

Police Deny Reports Of Planned Attack By Boko Haram On Lagos Seaports

The Lagos State Police Command has denied reported planned attack by Boko Haram on the Lagos seaports, saying that there was no report on such in the domain of the state police command.

There were media reports on Friday that security agents in Lagos have been alerted about a plan by Boko Haram militants to attack the Apapa and Tincan Island seaports in Lagos.

The report quoted the commissioner of Police in charge of the Western Ports Command, Mrs Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison, as saying that an intelligence report three months ago revealed the threat. Ibifuro-Harrison was reported to have said this at the inauguration of the new executive members of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) held in Apapa, Lagos on Wednesday.

But the Lagos State Police Command in a reaction to the report said it got no report of such threat.

The spokesperson of the command, Mr Kenneth Nwosu, said the command had no such information.

“We did not get any sort of intelligence of a threat like that. That kind of issue is in the domain of the police command at the port. But I can assure you that all police formations in Lagos are always working to be a step ahead of any eventuality,” he said.

He maintained that the duty of the police is to protect lives and property and uphold the law always.

“The strategy in place is to have adequate manpower ready in every part of the state so that nothing untoward happens,” he added.