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The Federal Government said on Wednesday that a plot by insurgent group, Boko Haram to bomb Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory with bombs planted in petrol tankers has been uncovered.
Mike Omeri, Coordinator of the National Information Centre who announced this said the plot was planned to be carried out in the next few days but has been halted by Nigeria's secret police, the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
Omeri, who briefed journalists in company of Marilyn Ogar, the spokesperson for the DSS, said intelligence report gathered by the secret police revealed that the sect members will seize petrol tankers at gunpoint and fill it with improvised devices.
The NOA DG therefore urged residents of Abuja to be very vigilant and promptly report any suspicious movement by petrol tankers.
Boko Haram plans to bomb Abuja with petrol tankers - FG