The Department of State Services (DSS), secret police in Nigeria foiled a major terror attempt to blow up Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The attack was said to have been slated for September soon after the arrival of the suspects in Lagos.
At least 45 alleged members of the terror sect, Boko Haram, have been identified as the brains behind the plot by the secret police.
At least 45 alleged members of the terror sect, Boko Haram, have been identified as the brains behind the plot by the secret police.
They were arrested following intelligence report on their alleged plan to attack the highbrow residential areas, the DSS told a court on Friday.
The court ordered the remand of the 45 suspects in Kirikiri prisons in the state. The security operatives told the court that the suspects had volunteered confessional statements, adding that arms were recovered from them.
In August, the DSS announced the arrest of 19 suspected terrorists of Boko Haram in Lagos, Enugu, Plateau, Kano and Gombe States. They were described as commanders and front-line members of the sect who had played active roles in its bloody campaign in the northeast.
Dolphin Estate is a gated community in Ikoyi environment, which
is home to rich Nigerians as well as expatriate workers.
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