Panic erupted at the Shoe Materials Market in Mushin, Lagos, on Monday after an improvised expl%sive device (IED) hidden beneath a vehicle expl%ded, leaving one person inj¥red.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Tijani, who visited the scene, assured residents and traders that the situation had been brought under control following a thorough operation by security personnel.
According to the police chief, officers from the Expl%sive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit were immediately deployed after reports of the expl%sion reached the command. The area was secured and extensively searched.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the expl%sive device had been concealed beneath the passenger side of a vehicle and detonated when the engine was started.
