Lunatic Causes Bomb Scare In Jos

The Gada Biu area of Jos north local government of Plateau State is under tension? following the arrest of one person suspected to be attempting to plant a bomb at the Gada Biu over head bridge.

Gada Biu was the scene of the multiple bomb blasts that killed many people on last year’s Christmas Eve.

As the news spread yesterday, youths of the area gathered for a revenge, but were quickly dispersed by security agents in the area.

LEADERSHIP learnt that? the man, who looked haggard? like a mad man, was seen carrying some substance in a polythene bag and could not give a satisfactory explanation of himself.

A passerby who saw him was said to have raised an alarm that attracted others around, who in turn quickly alerted security men in the vicinity.

But for security personnel, the suspect would have been lynched.

Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Ayeni, said? that the man was discovered to be insane.
“They have just arrested a mad man,”he said.

However, the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church, along UTC junction near the VIO office was still tense at the time of filling this report following the Christmas Day shooting of a policeman on guard.