Security operatives have apprehended a man strapped with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SPBIED) in a bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South in Plateau state.
According to a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X on Tuesday, May 14, the vigilante security at the bank prevented the attack when they spotted the suspect.
The publication said the incident occurred on May 13.
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Intelligence sources told Makama that the man planned to detonate the explosives at the bank but was spotted by a vigilante operative who raised the alarm.
The publication said after the suspect was apprehended, an angry mob surrounded him and insisted he should be killed.
Makama could not confirm if the suspect is connected to the fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The publication added that the suspect is in the custody of the police and currently undergoing investigation.