BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR
A YET to be identified middle-aged man with explosives suspected to be bombs strapped to his body has been apprehended at a bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South, Plateau State.
What would have been a major disaster was averted in the bank by vigilante security at the bank who spotted the suspect.
According to a post on his X handle by security analyst, Zagazola Makama, on Tuesday, May 14, the incident occurred on Monday, May 13.
Makama said intelligence sources told him that the man planned to detonate the explosives in the bank, but was spotted by a vigilante operative, who raised the alarm.
He explained that after the suspect was apprehended, an angry mob surrounded him and insisted that he should be killed.
According to the post: “A middle-aged man is reportedly found in a Nigerian bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South in Plateau State with belts packed with what appeared to be a Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SPBIED).
“It was gathered that he was apprehended on May 13, 2024, when the suspect was found with an apparent bomb strapped to his body to detonate at the bank.
“Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region that the vigilante security at the bank prevented the attack after they spotted the suspects. They immediately apprehended him before he could achieve his aim.
“The suspect was later surrounded by an angry mob who demanded that he should be killed immediately.
“It is, however, not clear if the suspect is linked with the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) or Boko Haram.
“He was taken to the Police station, where he was undergoing investigation.”
