Friday 17 June 2011

16 June: Abuja Under suicidal Attack

If you follow BBC most likely you have seen news about suicidal bomb attack on the police headquarter in Abuja.First thing I wanted to convey is we are safe. I was at work my mobile said I got a msg. I saw it was from Malabika, informing us about the bomb attack.
 (Pic taken by Glyn while going to work)
Later on the  news we heard  An Islamist group is suspected to be behind Nigeria's first ever suicide bomb attack. The blast happened inside the national police headquarters in Nigeria's capital Abuja. At least six people were killed including a police officer. The finger of blame is being pointed at a radical Islamic group called Boko Haram ( translates to "Western Education is Sin"). A day earlier the group had threatened to step up a campaign of violence that's already seen scores of deadly attacks.Detail can be read at : http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2011/s3246570.htm

We observed high security alerts every where Police force were deployed.  Vehicles were searched on roads. This resultedin high traffic at road. The distance from office to  home which usually takes 10 min took around 40 min. Later on the evening we were briefed about  the situation by IBM security head of Nigeria and Africa and given  cautions to what to to and not to do.



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