People in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, and Niger State are scared because Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP fighters are said to be planning to attack government buildings.
Reports from both inside and outside the country say that the planned targets include the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Kuje prison, and a military detention center in Niger state, which is next door.
Security sources say that the planned attacks could be aimed at freeing insurgents who are being held in correctional facilities.
A source from the Nigerian Customs confirmed the memo that went viral, but didn’t give any more information about the security alert.
But he did say that “it was an internal memo and not for the public.”
There have been reports of planned attacks in the capital city, which has raised security concerns.
Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, the Commissioner of Police for the FCT Command, told reporters on Wednesday that the city is safe.
