Nigerians panic over US, UK terror attack alerts
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Nigerians are worried over security alerts recently issued by the US and British embassies warning of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks, especially in the capital Abuja.
Nureni Amodu, an Abuja-based journalist, told Anadolu Agency that most residents are in a panic. “I avoid traffic like most residents now. It is really frightening. There is panic now in Abuja,” he said.
Additional security personnel have been assigned to guard offices of political parties in the capital, said a security source.
Some elementary and secondary private schools have also shut down operations in fear, despite assurances by the authorities, the former head of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools disclosed.
The police said in a statement that they have activated a counter-terrorism special operations squad for the nation’s capital.
Nigeria has been struggling to end over a decade of terrorist activities in Africa’s largest economy.
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