Panic in Lagos over Bomb scare

Traders and residents around the central mosque area on Lagos Island were rattled on Thursday when they heard that there were explosives in a bag dumped in the area by an unknown person.

There was panic as residents and traders scampered for safety to avoid being hit by the suspected bomb. The state Police Spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), however said the content of the abandoned bag was not explosives but fillants.