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 may be meant to free insurgents who are being held in correctional facilities.
A Nigerian Customs official confirmed the viral memo, but didn’t give any details about the security alert.
He did say, though, that “it was an internal memo and not for the general public.”
There have been reports of planned attacks in the nation’s capital, 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, though.
