The FCT Police Command has refuted information that surfaced late Tuesday night regarding an alleged bomb explosion at Eagle Square, the location of the May 29 Presidential inauguration.
In an announcement made in Abuja, Police Public Relations Officer SP Josephine Adeh claimed that at around 9 p.m., a Coaster bus heading in the direction of the Nyanya axis caught fire close to Eagle Square.
“Members of the public are therefore enjoined to disregard contrary and misleading narratives, emanating from malicious and misguided quarters,” she said, “even as the Command continues to intensify the security of the territory in this transitional period and beyond.”
“Today, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at about 9pm, a Coaster Bus heading towards the Nyanya axis from Wuse was noticed with burning flames underneath suspected to be due to a mechanical fault.
“The driver’s attention was eventually gotten close to Eagle Square, by Shehu Shagari way, where the flames increased. The occupants safely alighted before the fire razed down the bus.
“No life or personal effect, other than the razed vehicle, was damaged as the situation was aptly managed by Police operatives from the Central Police Station thereby curbing any form of escalation,” Adeh stated.
