Nigerian Army Reveals Why FCT Markets, Hotels Were Shut Down

Nigerian Army Reveals Why FCT Markets, Hotels Were Shut Down

The Nigerian Army on Monday revealed why it shut down the some hotels and markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

 

Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye, Director of Army Public Relations, disclosed to Vanguard that some hotels and markets in the capital territory were closed following their failure to put in place counter- Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) measures.

 

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“The Nigerian Army conducted a vulnerability survey of the Federal Capital Territory and asked certain high risk spots to emplace a series of counter-IED measures” Laleye said. “They refused and, as such, they have been shut until they comply. You will notice that Banex and Emab Plazas have complied and are opened. Hotels, markets, recreation centres and worship places are included.”

 

It was gathered that some shopping plazas and places of business have been under lock and key since Friday last week.

 

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It was further gathered that security agencies operating in the FCT, had earlier ordered plazas, markets as well as shopping centres to put in place counter-IED measures following the bombing of Banex Plaza, as part of efforts to avoid a repetition.

 

It would be recalled that on June 25, 2014, a bomb blast occurred at popular shopping mall on Aminu Kano Crescent in Wuse 2 area of Abuja.

 

 

Source: Legit.ng

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