President Muhammadu BuhariWarnings by the United States and the United Kingdom of possible terrorist attacks in Nigeria have set off a red alert across the country.
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday ordered Commissioners of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa and Yobe states to “ensure 24-hour patrol of mosques and churches, markets, schools, motor parks, hotels, recreation centres, settlements, villages, towns and cities.”
The UK, in its travel advice, “still current” as at yesterday, warns its citizens: “The risk of terrorist attack increases around religious festivals, so will be elevated in the run up to and throughout the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Terrorist groups have threatened to conduct bombings and attacks in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) area during this period.
Terror threat triggers red alert
