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A middle-aged man was reportedly found in a new-generation bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South in Plateau State with belts packed with what appeared to be a Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SPBIED).
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It was gathered that he was apprehended on May 13, 2024, when the suspect was found with an apparent bomb strapped to his body to be detonated at the bank.
Intelligence sources revealed to Zagazola Makama a Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region that the vigilante Security at the bank prevented the attack after they spotted the suspect.
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They immediately apprehended him before he could achieve his aim.
The suspect was reportedly later surrounded by an angry mob who demanded that he should be killed immediately.
It is, however, not clear if the suspect is linked with the Islamic State of the West African Province or Boko Haram.
He was taken to a police station where he is being interrogated.
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