Bomb Scare at NNPC Headquarters

Heightened security measures around the four towers of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation headquarters located in the Central Business District of Abuja on Tuesday led to wild rumours of bomb scare in the expansive complex.

Sources within the Corporation however swiftly dismissed the rumour. Reports indicated that armed security officials made up of policemen and soldiers had early on Tuesday morning taken control of strategic areas at around the NNPC Towers, ensuring that there is a free movement of vehicles on the adjoining roads.

Access to the Tower was restricted to only workers of the Corporation and few visitors who were thoroughly screened. Tuesday is a normal visiting day in the NNPC.


It's also learnt that even marketers who could not show their identities were denied entry.

While dismissing the claim of bomb scare, a source within the Corporation said soldiers and Policemen have always been part of the security arrangement at the NNPC Towers, especially since the last Boko Haram attack in Abuja.

He added that the heightened security may be due to intelligence about possible attack by members of the insurgent group in the city.

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