Plans by some suspected terrorists to move into Lagos was yesterday foiled , following the arrest of 20 of them along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
The suspects as gathered, were inside a trailer loaded with goods from the northern part of the country. But on reaching Berger, plain clothes security operatives later discovered to be personnel of the Department of State Services reportedly accosted the trailer. But eye witnesses said the driver refused to stop.
An unconfirmed report had it that the operatives shot into the air , an action that sent both road users and commuters scampering for safety.
However at the end , the truck was eventually brought to a halt.
When the canopy used to cover the purported goods was opened, eye witnesses said some of the suspects were discovered to have hidden in between the undisclosed goods.
They were reportedly whisked to the DSS office from where they were reportedly discovered to be aliens.
During investigation, the suspects were said to have been unable to give concrete reasons for their mission in Lagos.
Sources at the DSS office who confirmed the arrest said the 20 suspects had been handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service.
Sources further hinted that the arrest was made based on information that suspected terrorists had shifted their focus to Lagos.
“ We got this information in February. And we have been working round the clock to beat them in their own game. The raid at Ijora was an attestation to the privileged information. Our men are planted around major areas in the state , to nip their act in the bud”, sources said.
Sources at the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian immigration Service, also confirmed that some aliens were handed over to the command but could not give further details.
“ Yes, they were brought in yesterday afternoon. But we can not give further details because we have to investigate them first and this will take till tomorrow”
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