Barely twenty four hours after federal government shut down the Federal Government College, Kwali, in the Kwali Area Council of Abuja, over recent terror attack in a community near the school, the fear of another attack seems to have gripped the Abuja residents.
Recall that gunmen on Friday attacked some officials of the 7 Guards Battalion of the Nigerian Army Presidential Guards Brigade.
As the fear continued to mount, a prominent journalist, Gbenga Aruleba, has raised alarm over his suspicion about an experience he had recently.
The AIT presenter claimed on his official Facebook handle that Nigerians, especially those living in country’s capital, are not safe.
“I believe planned attacks by terrorists on Abuja are imminent. Today, I saw two guys on motorcycle inside Lifecamp. Everything about them, the bike, their looks and their movements had all the telltale signs of bandits and terrorists that we have seen. I followed them as they were driving round from one road to another and when they noticed I had been following them for quite a while, they sped off and dissappeared inside the area, so close to the FCT ministers official residence.
“My instinct on issues like this hardly fail me.
“We are indeed not safe. My worry is that the government is giving us a FALSE SENSE of security in Abuja. There is nothing to show any preparedness, beyond the usual regime protection.
“We are in God’s hands. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏” he wrote.
Late last Friday night around the Bwari Area Council of Abuja, an attack left three soldiers wounded and eight personnel killed.
Multiple reports have it that two of the slain personnel were officers, including a captain and lieutenant, while the remaining were soldiers.
According to a source within the army, the main aim of the terrorists is to attack the Nigerian Law School in Bwari and they may have already camped in the area.
In response, it was alleged that the Nigerian army are on edge and battle ready with armoured carriers as if going to war in Abuja. And these sights have caused panicky parents to storm their children schools early to pick their wards.
Ojelabi, the publisher of Freelanews, is an award winning and professionally trained mass communicator, who writes ruthlessly about pop culture, religion, politics and entertainment.
